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mismatched
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective mismatched has 2 senses
- mismatched(a = adj.all) Array - either not matched or unsuitably matched; Array Antonym: matched
- mismatched(s = adj.all) uneven - (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents; "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church"
CIDE DICTIONARY
mismatched, adj.
- Matched unsuitably; grouped into pairs or sets with incompatible characteristics. [WordNet 1.5]
- Of very unequal ability; -- of contestants in a contest. The less able contestant is said to be
overmatched oroutclassed . [WordNet 1.5]
THESAURUS
mismatched
asymmetric, discordant, disparate, disproportionate, ill-adapted, ill-assorted, ill-chosen, ill-fitted, ill-matched, ill-sorted, ill-suited, ill-timed, improper, inadequate, inadmissible, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inept, infelicitous, inharmonious, insufficient, irregular, irrelevant, mal a propos, maladjusted, malapropos, misjoined, mismated, misplaced, odd, out of character, out of joint, out of keeping, out of line, out of place, out of proportion, out of season, out of time, out of tune, skew, skewed, unadapted, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, uncongenial, unequal, uneven, unfit, unfitted, unfitting, unqualified, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuitable, unsuited, untimelyROGET THESAURUS
mismatched
Disagreement
N disagreement, discord, discordance, dissonance, dissidence, discrepancy, unconformity, incongruity, incongruence, discongruity, mesalliance, jarring, dissension, conflict, bickering, clashing, misunderstanding, wrangle, disparity, mismatch, disproportion, dissimilitude, inequality, disproportionateness, variance, divergence, repugnance, unfitness, inaptitude, impropriety, inapplicability, inconsistency, inconcinnity, irrelevancy, misjoining, misjoinder, syncretism, intrusion, interference, concordia discors, fish out of water, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, at variance, at war, hostile, antagonistic, repugnant, incompatible, irreconcilable, inconsistent with, unconformable, exceptional, intrusive, incongruous, disproportionate, disproportionated, inharmonious, unharmonious, inconsonant, unconsonant, divergent, repugnant to, inapt, unapt, inappropriate, improper, unsuited, unsuitable, inapplicable, not to the point, unfit, unfitting, unbefitting, unbecoming, illtimed, unseasonable, mal a propos, inadmissible, inapposite, uncongenial, ill-assorted, ill-sorted, mismatched, misjoined, misplaced, misclassified, unaccommodating, irreducible, incommensurable, uncommensurable, unsympathetic, out of character, out of keeping, out of proportion, out of joint, out of tune, out of place, out of season, out of its element, at odds with, at variance with, in defiance, in contempt, in spite of, discordantly, a tort et a travers, asinus ad lyram.
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