ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsMmisplace
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misplace
Meaning: to put something somewhere and then lose track of it
misplace in a sentence
How misplace is used in real sentences:
I often misplace my pencil when I switch between classes.
Nora misplaced her library card and later found it inside a notebook.
“He nearly misplaced his notes by leaving them on a newspaper box and walking away.”
— from the passage The Waiting Map
Synonyms for misplace
Other words for misplace — lose, mislay and misfile — carry the same meaning.
- lose
- mislay
- misfile
Antonyms of misplace
Words that mean the opposite of misplace:
- locate
- find
Where it comes from
From mis- 'wrongly' plus place
Memory hook
MISPLACE means to PLACE something where you will MISS it.