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mismatched

adj · 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.

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  • rhymes with -ætʃt
  • CMU ARPABET: M IH0 S M AE1 CH T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Unsuitably matched; ill joined.

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

simple past and past participle of mismatch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

either not matched or unsuitably matched

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: matched

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: uneven

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: desparejado — unsuitably matched; ill joined
  • Spanish: disparejo — unsuitably matched; ill joined
  • Spanish: dispar — unsuitably matched; ill joined
  • Spanish: mal emparejado — unsuitably matched; ill joined
  • Spanish: no coincidente — unsuitably matched; ill joined