MISLAID Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

mislaid 1 of 2

adjective

as in missing

no longer possessed a traveler looking for his mislaid passport

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mislaid

2 of 2

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 mislaid

Adjective

He also was charged with misdemeanor counts of theft of mislaid property. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025

Verb

So many things, dropped and lost and mislaid, twinkling all over the place like a museum/ junkyard. — Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025 Too, the suspicion that it could not be done again, that the ability to pull it off had been mislaid. — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 Broadening the base has always been the plan, but its been mislaid for 80 years. — Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Assistant coach Ryan Jensen, the Fort Morgan native and a Super Bowl champ with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, mislaid his hat before the game and had to borrow someone else’s. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

The cinematic denoument revived some measure of hope in a reeling nation, where the official casualty count announced Saturday climbed to 2,954 dead and 16,592 injured, with thousands remaining missing.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
In addition, two people remain missing, bringing the total number of Kerr County deaths to 119.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of missing

Verb

Since Ecuador lost, Hincapié will serve his red-card suspension during the team’s next international match.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
The research does not include, for example, drivers who may be put out of work by self-driving cars, or roles lost due to manufacturing automation, Ramp Economics Lab’s lead economist Ara Kharazian said.

— Rachel Barber, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of lost

Adjective

The fear that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, established in Ethiopia, would reign supreme after Ethiopia deregulated the largest telecommunications market proved misplaced.

— Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Kaishu Sano stole a misplaced pass at midfield and took it down the field before a right-footed shot from above the half circle put Japan ahead in the 29th minute.

— Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026

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