misplaced 1 of 2

as in missing
no longer possessed we eventually found the misplaced tickets in his coat pocket

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misplaced

2 of 2

verb

past tense of misplace

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Recent Examples of misplaced
Verb
Erdogan’s confidence in his position at home may be misplaced. Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025 But Erdogan’s confidence in his position at home may be misplaced. Gonul Tol, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025 Anyone would be upset in this situation, but Moore ‘s anger is misplaced and could easily be read as jealousy. Jasmine Browley, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025 Gordon went on to be one of the most famous advocates for gay rights in American history, and his story is one of many who learned that their hate was misplaced. Big Think, 19 Mar. 2025 Zachary’s anger and jealousy towards Reacher is misplaced but — like so vanishingly few elements of Reacher — plausible and convincing. Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025 That excitement isn’t misplaced. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025 So his confidence isn't misplaced, aides tell us. Axios, 5 Mar. 2025 The choices were few, the transparency was lacking, and the trust consumers had in existing brands often felt misplaced. Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misplaced
Adjective
  • The Illini basketball team’s missing disclosures reflect an indifference to documenting NIL deals across the athletic department, the news organizations found.
    Stacy St. Clair, ProPublica, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Spies was thought to have gone missing after failing to return home following a weekend trip with her partner in Dalby in Queensland’s remote Western Downs, per news.com.au.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Huskies also lost a trio of transfers after 2021-22 — Piath Gabriel (UMass), Mir McLean (Virginia, Maryland) and Saylor Poffenbarger (Arkansas, Maryland) — who all averaged less than five minutes of playing time in their UConn careers.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Atlanta lost Charlie Morton and Max Fried in the offseason before losing Reynaldo López to a shoulder injury this year.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • So many firsts, gone, charred to ash, just remnants of an area that once represented Black prosperity and joy.
    Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • 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

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“Misplaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misplaced. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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