MISPLACING Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

misplacing

verb

present participle of misplace

as in losing

to be unable to find or have at hand I seem to have misplaced my keys

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Recent Examples of misplacing My mom is notorious for misplacing her credit cards, which can add a lot of stress while traveling. — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026 Other signs can include an inability to grasp visual images and spatial relations, new problems saying or writing words, misplacing objects or personality changes and withdrawing from social or professional activities. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026 Centre-back Chris Richards completed all 84 of his passes in the 4-1 win against Paraguay in Los Angeles on Friday, the most by any player without misplacing one in a World Cup match since records began in 1966. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 13 June 2026 One standout moment shows the robot stepping down, briefly misplacing its foot, and then subtly repositioning it before continuing forward. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026 That employee questioned whether the cost of moving equipment from one building to another, possibly misplacing or throwing away equipment in the process, was actually saving Goddard and the federal government money. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025

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The Bot gets 1 for guessing in three and loses it for losing to me.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Still, all the traumas that informed the album pale in comparison to losing Snider in November 2025.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of losing

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Because creating that avenue was a theme of loss and remembering and what forgetting or remembering means for a character.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Really, the challenge as an actor is forgetting all the playfulness, ambition and tone around it, or even the books and the research and just playing the truth of it.

— Matt Minton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of forgetting

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On Saturday, Iranian authorities alleged for the first time that the pilots had been captured in Qatar, after previously saying one pilot had been killed and three others were missing following their sortie.

— August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Those goals aren’t there this season — missing a month with knee inflammation took him out of the running — but Vitello said there continues to be value in sending Webb to represent the club every fifth day.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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