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adjective

Definition of mislaidnext
as in missing
no longer possessed a traveler looking for his mislaid passport

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mislaid

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verb

past tense of mislay
as in lost
to be unable to find or have at hand I'm always mislaying my bus pass

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mislaid
  1. missing
  2. lost
  3. gone
Adjective
  • The role of a mother in search of her young son who has gone missing required some singing.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
  • For every voluntary missing person who is found, there is another who is never located.
    Amanda Musa, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of missing
Verb
  • A lot of people in this book have lost great friends, and pets become even more meaningful.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But the truth is, fortunes will be made in the next four years and, sadly, retirements will be lost.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lost
Adjective
  • The original pioneers were mostly busy making non-hyperpop or gone: SOPHIE tragically died in 2021; 100 gecs spent years toiling to make their zany stadium-rock second album.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024
  • People have found out in the process — some who’ve gone virtual — their attendance has gone way up.
    Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 7 May 2020
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