misplaces
Puts somewhere forgotten
Misplaces is the third-person singular of misplace, meaning to put something somewhere and forget where: She misplaces her glasses constantly.
It can also mean to direct something toward an unworthy object: He misplaces his trust in people who don't deserve it.
Fails to retain
scatters · drops · abandons · leaves behind · sets down · puts aside · buries · hides
Pursuit of quarry
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- gropeFeel about blindly
- siftSeparate coarse from fine
scour · seek · locate · retrieve · recover · retrace · ransack · check
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- inattentiveNot paying attention
unfocused · spacey · oblivious · forgetful · heedless · unmindful · careless · thoughtless
Lock-operating instruments
- walletSmall case for currency
- phoneHandheld communication device
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
- remoteDistant or controller
documents · tickets · passport · charger · umbrella · badge · cards · receipts
State of being bothered
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- aggravationState of being vexed
vexation · displeasure · stress · panic · anxiety · frantically · desperately · helplessly
loses
Fails to retain
neglects · scatters · drops · abandons · leaves behind · sets down · puts aside · buries · hides · obscures
hunt
Pursuit of quarry
- rummageSearch unsystematically through clutter
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
- gropeFeel about blindly
sift · scour · seek · locate · retrieve · recover · retrace · ransack · check · dig through
absentminded
Inattentive to immediate surroundings
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
- distractedUnable to concentrate
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
inattentive · unfocused · spacey · oblivious · forgetful · heedless · unmindful · careless · thoughtless · hasty
keys
Lock-operating instruments
- walletSmall case for currency
- phoneHandheld communication device
- glassesCorrective eyewear or tumblers
remote · documents · tickets · passport · charger · umbrella · badge · cards · receipts · earbuds
annoyance
State of being bothered
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
aggravation · vexation · displeasure · stress · panic · anxiety · frantically · desperately · helplessly · bewilderment
misplaceskeeps
Retains or strongholds
retains · safeguards · secures · hangs onto · maintains
- misplaced commaIncorrectly positioned pause mark
- misplaced modifierDescriptor attached to wrong word
misplaced, misplace, misplacing, misplacement, misplacements