mislaid
Put somewhere forgotten
Mislaid means temporarily lost through carelessness—put somewhere and then forgotten: I've mislaid my glasses again.
Unlike lost, mislaid implies the item is nearby and recoverable, just not where you expect it.
The word is the past tense of mislay, though mislaid appears far more often than its base form.
Put in wrong location
- unfoundNot yet discovered
- misfiledIncorrectly stored or categorized
- lostUnable to navigate
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
displaced · disarranged · unlocated · out-of-place · relocated · reshuffled · disorganized · jumbled
No longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- unrememberedNot kept in mind
- lapsedEnded through neglect
slipped · unnoticed · disregarded · abandoned · left-behind · escaped · blanked · amnesia
Spread irregularly about
- strewnSpread irregularly about
- disarrayLack of order
- clutteredCrowded with disorder
- jumbledDisordered, lacking arrangement
disheveled · disorganized · untidy · haphazard · chaotic · messy · tumbled · disordered
misplaced
Put in wrong location
missing · displaced · disarranged · unlocated · out-of-place · relocated · reshuffled · disorganized · jumbled · unsorted
forgotten
No longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- unrememberedNot kept in mind
lapsed · slipped · unnoticed · disregarded · abandoned · left-behind · escaped · blanked · amnesia · oblivion
scattered
Spread irregularly about
jumbled · disheveled · disorganized · untidy · haphazard · chaotic · messy · tumbled · disordered · sprawled