misplace
Put somewhere forgotten
To misplace something is to put it somewhere and then forget where: I've misplaced my glasses again.
The word implies carelessness rather than loss—the item exists somewhere, you just can't find it.
Misplaced can also describe things directed at the wrong target: misplaced trust, misplaced anger, misplaced priorities.
Lose through carelessness
- lostUnable to navigate
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- goneNo longer present
misfiled · unfound · strayed · mislocated · disappearance · astray · untraceable · hidden
Pursuit of quarry
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- retraceFollow a previous path
- scourClean by hard rubbing
- lookDirect one's gaze
seek · ransack · sift · comb · forage · check · backtrack · trace
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
careless · inattentive · oblivious · spacey · unfocused · heedless · neglectful · lapse
mislay
Lose through carelessness
gone · misfiled · unfound · strayed · mislocated · disappearance · astray · untraceable · hidden · mislaid
hunt
Pursuit of quarry
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- retraceFollow a previous path
- scourClean by hard rubbing
look · seek · ransack · sift · comb · forage · check · backtrack · trace · dig through
absentminded
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- forgetfulFailing to retain information
- distractedUnable to concentrate
preoccupied · careless · inattentive · oblivious · spacey · unfocused · heedless · neglectful · lapse · memory
clutter
Untidy collection of items
- messDisorderly, troublesome condition
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
disorder · muddle · confusion · scattered · disorganized · untidy · shuffled · buried · pile · heap
mistake
Wrong action or decision
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- misfileIncorrectly store documents
- mislabelMark with incorrect information
blunder · slip · mix-up · mishap · mishandle · misjudge · misremember · wrong shelf
- misplaced commaIncorrectly positioned pause mark
- misplaced modifierDescriptor attached to wrong word
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