mismatch
Things don't fit
A mismatch is a pairing of things that don't go well together or aren't suited to each other: a mismatch between skills and job requirements, The game was a mismatch from the start.
To mismatch is to pair things poorly or inappropriately.
Mismatched socks don't match; a mismatched couple seems incompatible.
Violent disagreement or collision
- discordLack of agreement
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- conflictOpposition between parties
incongruity · unsuitability · misalliance · maladjustment · unfitness · inappropriateness · wrong fit · pairing
Lack of steady pattern
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- varianceSpread around the mean
incongruity · contradiction · misalignment · asymmetry · imbalance · disproportion · irregularity · nonconformity
Absence of shared opinion
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- tensionStretched or strained state
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
discord · antagonism · opposition · contention · strife · quarrel · feud · rift
Minor system fault
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- faultImperfection or blame
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
- flawImperfection in something
malfunction · oversight · blunder · slip · mixup · miscommunication · misidentification · misattribution
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- discordLack of agreement
- dissonanceLack of harmony
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
conflict · incongruity · unsuitability · misalliance · maladjustment · unfitness · inappropriateness · wrong fit · pairing · combination
inconsistency
Lack of steady pattern
- disparityMeasurable difference between things
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- deviationDeparture from expected path
variance · incongruity · contradiction · misalignment · asymmetry · imbalance · disproportion · irregularity · nonconformity · dissimilarity
disagreement
Absence of shared opinion
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- tensionStretched or strained state
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
friction · discord · antagonism · opposition · contention · strife · quarrel · feud · rift · hostility
glitch
Minor system fault
flaw · malfunction · oversight · blunder · slip · mixup · miscommunication · misidentification · misattribution · misassignment
game
Organized play or sport
- contestOrganized competitive event
- fixtureAttached building component
- boutLimited stretch of something
showdown · rematch · face-off · duel · encounter · matchup · upset · underdog · rivalry · versus
- mis- wordsmisbehave, miscall, miscount, misdeed, misguide
- incompatibilitiesconflict, clash, friction, discord, disharmony
- incompatibilityoil and water, chalk and cheese, apples and oranges, clash, ill-suited
- mismatcheswrong fit, incompatibility, wrong size, wrong color, color clash
- Unsuitabilityinappropriateness, unfitness, impropriety, incongruity, inaptness
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, aberration, irregularity, oddity
mismatchmatch
Game between opponents
perfect fit · compatibility · fit · harmony · congruence
mismatchparity
State of being equal
level playing field · equivalence · equality · balance · dead heat
mismatchcoincide
Occur together in time
conform · agreement · concurrence · convergence · consistency
- mismatched socksNon-identical foot coverings
- mismatched shoesFootwear that doesn't match
- lattice mismatchDiffering crystal grid spacings
- color mismatchIncompatible hues together
mismatched, mismatches, mismatching, mismate, mismated, mismates