Standard Lemma guide

mismatch

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmɪs.mæt͡ʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ætʃ
  • /ˌmɪsˈmæt͡ʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S M AE1 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: M IH1 S M AE2 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To match unsuitably; to fail to match

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a bad or unsuitable match

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis

4

verb

Meaning 4

match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: match, mate, couple, pair, twin

History

Etymology

From mis- + match (noun sense).

From mis- + match (verb sense).

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: uyğunsuzluq — something that does not match
  • Azerbaijani: uyğun gəlməmə — something that does not match
  • Azerbaijani: düz gəlməmə — something that does not match
  • Bulgarian: несъвпадение (nesǎvpadenie) — something that does not match
  • Catalan: decalatge — something that does not match
  • Czech: nesoulad — something that does not match
  • Finnish: yhteensopimattomuus — something that does not match
  • Greek: κακοσυνταίριασμα (kakosyntaíriasma) — something that does not match
  • Italian: discrepanza — something that does not match
  • Punjabi: ਕਜੋੜ (kajoṛ) — something that does not match
  • Spanish: desequilibrio — something that does not match
  • Spanish: incongruencia — something that does not match
  • Spanish: discordancia — something that does not match
  • Spanish: discrepancia — something that does not match
  • Spanish: disonancia — something that does not match
  • Spanish: discordia — something that does not match
  • Azerbaijani: uyğun gəlməmək — to match unsuitably; to fail to match
  • Azerbaijani: tən gəlməmək — to match unsuitably; to fail to match
  • Azerbaijani: üst-üstə gəlməmək — to match unsuitably; to fail to match
  • Bulgarian: не съвпадам (ne sǎvpadam) — to match unsuitably; to fail to match
  • Catalan: decalar — to match unsuitably; to fail to match
  • Finnish: yhdistää sopimattomasti — to match unsuitably; to fail to match
  • Greek: κακοσυνταιριάζω (kakosyntairiázo) — to match unsuitably; to fail to match
  • Hungarian: nem jól illik össze — to match unsuitably; to fail to match