Antonyms for Misplacedmis·placed

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1. misplacedadjective

   put in the wrong place or position

   "She was penalized for a spelling mistake or a misplaced accent"

   Antonyms:
   found, arranged, ordered

   Synonyms:
   mislaid

2. mislaid, misplacedadjective

   lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place

   "the mislaid hat turned up eventually"; "misplaced tickets"

   Antonyms:
   found, ordered, arranged

   Synonyms:
   misplaced, mislaid

How to use Misplaced in a sentence?

1. Editor Will Dana:

   In the face of new information, there now appear to be discrepancies in Jackie's account, and we have come to the conclusion that our trust in her was misplaced, we were trying to be sensitive to the unfair shame and humiliation many women feel after a sexual assault and now regret the decision to not contact the alleged assaulters to get their account.

2. The NCAA:

   The behavior in this case, which placed the desire to achieve success on the basketball court over academic integrity, demonstrated clearly misplaced institutional priorities.

3. Dan Newhouse:

   This administration's restrictive regulatory interpretation reveals misplaced priorities, unnecessary environmental rules should not take priority over national security and military readiness.

4. Sidonie Gabrielle Colette:

   Perhaps the only misplaced curiosity is that which persists in trying to find out here, on this side of death, what lies beyond the grave.

5. John Alejandro King, a.k.a. The Covert Comic, www.covertcomic.com:

   America has never lost a war. We just misplaced a couple temporarily.

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