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mismated

mismated

7.5
Having parts or people that do not go well together
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɪsˌmeɪtɪd/
translation icon : desajustado
  • The mismated colors in her dress made it look chaotic rather than stylish.

Examples

  • The mismated furniture in the room created an uncomfortable atmosphere.

  • Their mismated ideas about the project led to a disorganized presentation.

  • -And if the people are mismated, then what?

    Living in a Big Way (1947)

Synonyms

incompatible
vsmismated
41 6.2

Not able to work or be used together without causing a problem

means merely hard to combine harmoniously rather than impossible to coexist
unsuited
vsmismated
5 4.3

Not able to go well together

emphasizes difficulty combining harmoniously rather than general lack of fitness
mismatched
vsmismated
3 3.4

Different from another thing and not well suited to it

is about being hard to combine smoothly rather than an obvious wrong pair
ill-sorted
vsmismated
7.1

A group of people or things that do not fit well together

focuses on being hard to combine harmoniously rather than being badly arranged

Antonyms

compatible
112 4.1

Able to exist or work together without conflict

matched
2.6

Going well together because they are similar in style or quality

How Well Matched

suited
16 2.8
mismated
7.5
incompatible
41 6.2

Surface Forms

mismated positive

Morphology

mismated = mismate (transparent) = mis + mate + ed

The adjective is a regular participial formation from the verb 'mismate' and keeps the same core meaning of being badly matched.

Etymology

Mismated starts with mis- meaning 'wrong' and uses mate meaning 'pair' or 'partner'. So mismated means 'paired wrongly' — not well matched or hard to combine, like mismatched socks or colors that clash.