mislocated
Put somewhere incorrect
Mislocated means placed in the wrong location or position.
The term appears in technical and administrative contexts—a mislocated file, a mislocated decimal point, a mislocated sensor.
It implies something was put somewhere, just not where it should have been: The package was mislocated in the warehouse and took three days to find.
Put in wrong location
- displacedShifted from proper location
- transposedSwitched the arrangement of
- shiftedChanged place or position
- repositionedPlaced differently than before
relocated · dislodged · moved · rearranged · transferred · misfiled · misrouted · misdelivered
Not present, whereabouts unknown
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
- goneNo longer present
- disappearedCeased to exist visibly
unfound · lost · mislaid · hidden · obscured · unlocatable · absent · astray
Wrong action or decision
Causing irritation, blocking progress
- annoyingCausing mild irritation
- troublesomeCausing difficulty or annoyance
- problematicCausing difficulty or concern
- disruptiveTending to interrupt order
time-consuming · bothersome · vexing · aggravating · inconvenient · hindering · delayed · setback
misplaced
Put in wrong location
- displacedShifted from proper location
- transposedSwitched the arrangement of
- shiftedChanged place or position
repositioned · relocated · dislodged · moved · rearranged · transferred · misfiled · misrouted · misdelivered · misassigned
missing
Not present, whereabouts unknown
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
- goneNo longer present
disappeared · unfound · lost · mislaid · hidden · obscured · unlocatable · absent · astray · wayward
mistake
Wrong action or decision
frustrating
Causing irritation, blocking progress
- annoyingCausing mild irritation
- troublesomeCausing difficulty or annoyance
- problematicCausing difficulty or concern
disruptive · time-consuming · bothersome · vexing · aggravating · inconvenient · hindering · delayed · setback · complication
mislocatedwell-placed
In an effective position
in place · found · located · on target · in position