mismates
Joins unsuitable partners
Mismates are things wrongly paired together—especially socks, gloves, or shoes that don't match: I ended up with mismates from the laundry.
The verb mismate means to pair incorrectly or incompatibly, whether objects or people: The dating service mismates more couples than it matches.
Striking with discord
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
- unsuitableNot fitting or appropriate
discrepant · irreconcilable · contradictory · inconsistent · conflicting · antagonistic · at-odds · divergent
Striking with discord
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
- off-keyWrong pitch, musically
cacophonous · dissonant · inharmonious · strident · harsh · uncoordinated · out-of-sync · misaligned
One who doesn't fit in
- unpairedHaving no counterpart
- singletonOnly member present
- lonerOne who avoids company
- orphanChild whose parents died
stray · leftover · spare · unpartnered · widowed · solo · unaccompanied · asymmetric
Resistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- conflictOpposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
- strifeAngry, prolonged conflict
disharmony · dissonance · contention · quarrel · feud · rift · bickering · antagonism
clashing
Striking with discord
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- incompatibleUnable to exist together
- ill-suitedNot appropriate for
unsuitable · discrepant · irreconcilable · contradictory · inconsistent · conflicting · antagonistic · at-odds · divergent · disparate
clashing
Striking with discord
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- gratingCrossed bars or harsh
off-key · cacophonous · dissonant · inharmonious · strident · harsh · uncoordinated · out-of-sync · misaligned · asynchronous
misfit
One who doesn't fit in
orphan · stray · leftover · spare · unpartnered · widowed · solo · unaccompanied · asymmetric · unbalanced
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- conflictOpposition between parties
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
strife · disharmony · dissonance · contention · quarrel · feud · rift · bickering · antagonism · dispute
mismatesmatches
Pairs that align
soulmates · complements · matched set · kindred spirits · counterparts
- mismatched socksNon-identical foot coverings
- mismatched shoesFootwear that doesn't match
- lattice mismatchDiffering crystal grid spacings
- color mismatchIncompatible hues together