Synonyms for misplace

Most common

lose · mislay

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Verb

Antonyms

retrieve, place

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To put something somewhere and then forget its location; to mislay.

   I might have misplaced my umbrella; do you know where it is?

Forms

Past participle

misplaced
e.g. misplaced → lost, mislaid, displaced…

Example sentences

• lose This cuttlefish has started to lose its freshness.
• mislay I often mislay my glasses and spend time looking for them.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

lose¹

6 letters

mislay

8 letters

displace²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (displace² = 2 syllables).