Mislay

//mɪsˈleɪ//

Synonyms for "mislay" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

misplace be bereaved of default disarrange

Verb(1 words)

misplace

Strong matches (7)

drop forfeit go astray from incur loss kiss good bye kiss good-bye leave

Related words (11)

let slip lose lose out mislocate misput miss sacrifice suffer loss track undergo privation wander from

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

1 entries

lose

Synonyms

1 entries

misplace

derived

3 entries

mislayal mislayer mislaying

derived from

1 entries

lay

related to

3 entries

forget lay leave

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I often mislay my glasses and spend time looking for them.

Source: tatoeba (11741936)

Did you maybe mislay it?

Source: tatoeba (12467693)

He cannot see well, mislays his glasses, and frequently mismends the nets.

Source: wiktionary

[F]ire, if it be well and rightly vſed, burneth in the houſe to the good and pꝛofit of the familie: but if miſlayed oꝛ abuſed, burneth the houſe to the vndoing of the inhabitantes: […]

Source: wiktionary

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