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MISMATCHED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents

Example:

vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the church

Synonyms:

mismatched; uneven

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unequal (poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Either not matched or unsuitably matched

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

ill-sorted; incompatible; mismated; unsuited (not easy to combine harmoniously)

odd; unmatched; unmated; unpaired (of the remaining member of a pair)

Also:

incompatible (not compatible)

Antonym:

matched (going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb mismatch

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