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Synonyms for mislay

Most common

lose misplace

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.

Related words

Word family
mislayal mislaying

Forms

Past participle
mislaid
e.g. mislaid → misplaced, lost…

Example sentences

  • lose This cuttlefish has started to lose its freshness.
  • misplace Tom has a tendency to misplace things.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mislayrising
loserising
misplacerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
lose1
8 letters
misplace2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (misplace2 = 2 syllables).