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to mismatch

to mismatch

13 4.2
To put people or things together so they do not fit well
  • verb
  • /ˈmɪsˌmætʃ/
translation icon : hacer que no coincidan
  • It's important not to mismatch the instructions when assembling the furniture.
  • mismatched sizes
  • mismatched vessels

Anyways, the point is they're trying to mismatch all right?

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Examples

  • As a couple, they seemed mismatched, though their marriage had lasted ten years.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • They were the most mismatched pair.

    Offstage Elements (2019)

  • Other times, donors build water supply projects that are grossly mismatched with the needs of local communities.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Next to him, Delilah shuttled her mismatched eyes back and forth.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • They had mismatched manger scenes at incredibly low prices.

    Steel Magnolias (1989)

  • Aunt May was fretting over mismatched pillowcases: plain beige and pink and white check.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • And it looked like someone was running a hotel out of her linen closet, which was stuffed with mismatched bath towels, beach towels, and dish towels.

    The Minimalists: Less Is Now (2021)

  • "Wendeen shrugged as he ladled generous helpings of stew into mismatched earthenware bowls.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The colors in the painting mismatch, making it difficult to appreciate its beauty.

  • If you mismatch the sizes of those shoes, they won't fit properly.

Synonyms

to mismate
vsto mismatch
9.3

To pair two animals or plants for breeding when they are not suitable together

pair or combine things broadly when they do not fit well together

Antonyms

to match
271 2.0

To bring people or things together because they suit each other

to fit in
44 3.2

Match another thing and look good together

How Well Matched

to match
841 1.0
to mismatch
13 4.2

Surface Forms

mismatch infinitive
mismatched past
mismatched past participle
mismatching present participle
mismatches third person singular

Morphology

mismatch = match (transparent) = mis + match

A straightforward verb formed by prefixing 'mis-' to the verb 'match', indicating an incorrect or poor matching.

Etymology

To mismatch is to make a mis- 'wrong' match 'pair' or 'fit'. So to mismatch something is to put things together in the wrong way, for example wearing different socks or connecting the wrong plugs.