Definition of Mismatched

1. Adjective. Either not matched or unsuitably matched.


2. Adjective. (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents. "Vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church"
Exact synonyms: Uneven
Similar to: Unequal
Derivative terms: Unevenness

Definition of Mismatched

1. Verb. (past of mismatch) ¹

2. Adjective. Unsuitably matched; ill joined. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mismatched

1. mismatch [v] - See also: mismatch

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mismatched

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mismapped
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mismatched (current term)
mismatchedness
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Literary usage of Mismatched

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Revised Record of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York by William H. Steele, Charles Elliott Fitch (1900)
"Mr. Clark, the mismatched member from Tioga upon the Cities Committee Mr. J. Johnson — Mr. Chairman, I call the gentleman to order. ..."

2. The Baggage, Parcel and Mail Traffic of Railroads: Explaining Its Practical by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1881)
"... Mismatching Checks the unsurmountable and fatal Defect in our system of Checking Baggage—How Checks are mismatched, and the Evils that result therefrom. ..."

3. Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program by Emily Ann Meyer, Kristine M. Gebbie, Kathi E. Hanna (2005)
"The outcomes of transplants of cord blood HLA mismatched at one and two antigens did not differ significantly (Laughlin et al., ..."

4. The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases Affecting by Frank Cyrus Smith, Thomas Johnson Michie, United States Courts, Great Britain Courts, Canada Courts (1905)
"mismatched Couplings. A brakeman of ordinary intelligence and experience assumes the risks and dangers of coupling cars provided with different kinds of ..."

5. A Treatise on the Law of Personal Injuries: Including Employer's Liability by William Francis Bailey (1912)
"It was held that the use of cars with mismatched coupling apparatus was not ... The mismatched couplings furnished an occasion for uncoupling ihe cars in a ..."

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