MISMATCHED Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words

mismatched

adjective

Definition of mismatched

as in incompatible

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Recent Examples of mismatched Beyond noise and blanket fixes, couples with mismatched schedules can try staggered bedtimes and silent alarms. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Here’s how to get your mismatched food containers organized and quell the cabinet chaos. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 16 Aug. 2026 Apartment Therapy notes that repeating similar colors across a space makes mismatched pieces feel intentional rather than random. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026 The Bloomsbury Group, the 20th-century group of writers and painters renowned for rejecting strict Victorian conventions, is prime example of this; their home, a haven of mismatched color, prints, and folly tucked into every room. — Alex Eagle, Vogue, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for mismatched

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Adjective

Garments made primarily from recyclable fibers can still contain labels, sewing thread, elastic, drawcords, buttons, snaps, zippers and coatings made from incompatible materials.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
These developments, usually considered in isolation, illustrate that voters and politicians alike want things that are fundamentally incompatible but refuse to acknowledge the trade-offs.

— Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of incompatible

Adjective

Von Arx, one of the researchers, said the behavior appeared inconsistent with what OpenAI would intentionally want its agents to do.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Authorities stopped vehicles owned by Metur associates 14 times in the back half of August, with reviews of drivers' documents that lasted up to an hour, van Duijnhoven said, and punishments that were inconsistent and severe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of inconsistent

Adjective

Catherine and Alice are such complicated figures that the word likable seems irrelevant to them.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
Markets may decide that the long lead time required to rebuild Venezuelan production makes the agreement largely irrelevant to near-term supply.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of irrelevant

Adjective

Howard said there was a large volume of character, reputation, and extraneous information related to the Metcalfs.

— CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Judges should consider voluntary surrender for low-risk individuals who have demonstrated compliance, ensuring punishment aligns with the court's order without adding extraneous suffering.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of extraneous

Adjective

But Dwyer suggests that, in practice, the medical model is often simply inapplicable to people with high support needs.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of inapplicable

Adjective

The space will become an immaterial garden with intricate cutouts creating shadows, reflections and transparency for viewing the jewelry creations.

— Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
But that doesn’t mean what happens along the way is immaterial.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of immaterial

Adjective

There are no Cubs players involved in the TikTok series, the Cubs told me, which is unfortunate since Crow-Armstrong has acting in his DNA — his mother and father are both actors — and probably would be at least as good as Damon.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
Every mosquito has a type Count me among the unfortunate souls who are mosquito magnets; something about my body chemistry is irresistible to those tiny bloodsucking fiends.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfortunate

Adjective

The experiment was a flop, the living arrangements spare, the neighbors uncongenial, and the couple was in debt.

— Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
Someone listening to an uncongenial podcast can turn it off and listen to something else or nothing at all, in total safety.

— Rich Lowry, National Review, 8 Feb. 2022

Definition of uncongenial

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