mismatched
adjective
mis·matched
ˌmis-ˈmacht 
: unsuitably or wrongly matched
a mismatched pair of socks
In Witkowski's office, battered and mismatched file cabinets—army green, gray, beige—line one wall.—
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Sherman sinks his teeth (no pun intended) into the material with gusto, directing the actors at a swift clip to tell the story of a mismatched reporter and doctor who uncover a grim conspiracy of medical experimentation.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
Nabi led us across a roundabout to a knot of approximately a dozen men in mismatched camouflage, armed with AK-47s, who were kissing one another’s cheeks.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
An ensemble of life sized characters with missing legs and mismatched extremities sit across the bar.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Oct. 2024
The mismatched, idiosyncratic details of the original space appear cultivated and intentional in this contemporary iteration.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
Nabi led us across a roundabout to a knot of approximately a dozen men in mismatched camouflage, armed with AK-47s, who were kissing one another’s cheeks.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
An ensemble of life sized characters with missing legs and mismatched extremities sit across the bar.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Oct. 2024
The mismatched, idiosyncratic details of the original space appear cultivated and intentional in this contemporary iteration.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Mismatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mismatched. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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