Mismatched

adj, verb

adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of mismatch form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Unsuitably matched; ill joined.

    "As a Londoner and regular user since the 1980s, I remember how it was an awful, mismatched place cobbled together from various styles of architecture and which was anything but passenger friendly."

Adjective
  1. 1
    (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents wordnet
  2. 2
    either not matched or unsuitably matched wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unequalasymmetricasymmetricaldiscordantdisparatedisproportionate

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"What's with that mismatched dress?"

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