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mismatching

mismatching

4.0
A situation when two things do not agree, for example study results
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪsˌmætʃɪŋ/
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  • To avoid mismatching, make sure all the colors in your presentation are coordinated.

Where and what particular mismatches would you want to penalize more and less?

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Examples

  • The mismatching of the puzzle pieces made it impossible to complete the picture.

  • Several fields in Ingram's records must be edited to comply with best cataloging practices for Prospector to prevent confusion or mismatching of institutional holdings in that system.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The first is that understanding why we get particular kinds of mismatches helps us make decisions about how to use our bodies, right?

  • Where and what particular mismatches would you want to penalize more and less?

  • It also occurs because trade-offs leave us exposed to mismatches which reveal the costs of the trade-offs.

  • There was a significant mismatching between the proposed budget and the actual expenses reported by the department.

Synonyms

discrepancy
vsmismatching
76 5.6

A difference between two things that should be the same, like numbers or stories

is the process that creates such mismatches
conflict
vsmismatching
49 2.5

A situation when two plans or dates cannot happen together

is the general action that makes such clashes happen
inconsistency
vsmismatching
30 4.8

A situation where things do not match or agree

focuses on the action creating that lack of agreement
incongruity
vsmismatching
6 8.0

A situation where something does not fit or seem right

is the ongoing action that produces that lack of harmony
incompatibility
vsmismatching
4 6.6

A situation where two things cannot work or live together without problems

is the general action causing parts not to fit or agree
misalignment
vsmismatching
2 6.3

Parts in the wrong position so a machine or object does not work properly

is about the process that makes them not agree
incongruence
vsmismatching
1 8.1

A lack of agreement between things or ideas

refers to the process that produces that incompatibility
discordance
vsmismatching
1 8.1

A situation where people or groups disagree and feel tension

is the action or process causing that lack of agreement
nonequivalence
vsmismatching
8.9

A situation where two things are not the same or cannot replace each other

is the process that results in that unequal relation
inconformity
vsmismatching
9.4

When something does not agree with rules or expectations

is the process that causes failure to agree or match
noncoincidence
vsmismatching
8.4

A difference between two things that should be the same

is the action that causes them to fail to match in time or place
desynchronizing
vsmismatching
  • Specialized
8.8

A process that makes things stop happening at the same time

is the broader action of making items fail to agree
confliction
vsmismatching
  • Specialized
8.2

A problem when rules or data do not agree

is a broader process leading to items not agreeing
contradictoriness
vsmismatching
9.1

A state where ideas or statements say opposite things and cannot both be true

is the ongoing action that leads to items not agreeing

Antonyms

361 1.0

A situation in which people have the same opinion or give their approval

86 2.3

The act of putting similar things together

How Well Matched

agreement
361 1.0
mismatching
4.0
mismatch
21 3.6

Surface Forms

mismatching singular
mismatching plural

Morphology

mismatching = mismatch (transparent) = mis + match + ing

The noun sense is a gerund/nominalization of 'mismatch' (mis- + match + -ing); the meaning 'the act or state of not matching' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Mismatching as a noun uses the same parts, mis- ('not') and match ('pair' or 'agreement'), so it means the act or result of things not fitting or not lining up, like data sets or expectations.