mismatched
adjective
mis·matched
ˌmis-ˈmacht 
: unsuitably or wrongly matched
a mismatched pair of socks
In Witkowski's office, battered and mismatched file cabinets—army green, gray, beige—line one wall.—
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By the time Cale Makar picked up the puck on the offensive line, exploiting Taylor Ward in a mismatched one-on-one before sniping short side past Anton Forsberg, the impending sweep was clear.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Give your backyard a textural feel by mixing mismatched wood tones.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
New fabrication capacity isn't coming online until 2027 at the earliest, so people have switched to DDR4 or used mismatched sticks.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
But Ashley and Austin, bless their hearts, would live in the throes of a careless spring, with mismatched furniture and super casual pastel curtains.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Give your backyard a textural feel by mixing mismatched wood tones.
—Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 24 Apr. 2026
New fabrication capacity isn't coming online until 2027 at the earliest, so people have switched to DDR4 or used mismatched sticks.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
But Ashley and Austin, bless their hearts, would live in the throes of a careless spring, with mismatched furniture and super casual pastel curtains.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mismatched
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“Mismatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mismatched. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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