Synonyms for misplaced
mis·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"

   Synonyms:
   mislaid

   Antonyms:
   found, arranged, ordered

2. mislaid, misplacedadjective

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

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

   Synonyms:
   mislaid

   Antonyms:
   found, ordered, arranged

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1. List of paraphrases for "misplaced":

   mislaid, displaced

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1. Liz Rosenberg:

   We are out of the realm of focusing squarely on the US Treasury or the Iranian central bank governor or Iran's oil minister. It does seem a bit of an afterthought, which is oddly misplaced, to discuss the power of sanctions when there is no meaningful new economic measure that will create a powerful new impact at this point.

2. David Bernstein:

   The actual outrage is wildly misplaced.

3. Justice Minister Heiko Maas:

   The internet isn't a place where laws are ignored, where indictable comments can be spread with impunity, there's no scope for misplaced tolerance towards internet users who spread racist propaganda. That's especially the case in light of our German history.

4. Undersecretary John Cohen:

   That fear, from a law enforcement perspective, is highly misplaced, it may be effective at energizing the base, but it creates a needless fear of the caravan.

5. Michael Avenatti:

   Mr. Cohen has been placed in the crosshairs by Mr. Trump, he has been set-up to take the fall. An enormous amount of misplaced faith has been placed on his shoulders and I do not believe he has the mettle to withstand it.