Meanings
mismatch1
verbmismatch (third-person singular simple present mismatches, present participle mismatching, simple past and past participle mismatched)
present singular third person mismatches · participle present mismatching · participle past mismatched · past mismatched
- To match unsuitably; to fail to match
mismatch2
nounmismatch (countable and uncountable, plural mismatches)
plural mismatches
- countableuncountableSomething that does not match; something dissimilar, inappropriate or unsuitable.
After all the trepidation born of Holland's toils home and away against these opponents in qualification for Euro 2012, and the pockmarked nature of the pitch, this was exposed as a mismatch from the opening exchanges.
2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian не съвпадам, несъвпадение
- не съвпадам (ne săvpadam)to match unsuitably; to fail to match
- несъвпадение (nesăvpadenie)something that does not match
Catalan decalar, decalatge
- decalarto match unsuitably; to fail to match
- decalatgesomething that does not match
Czech nesoulad
- nesouladsomething that does not match
Finnish yhdistää sopimattomasti, yhteensopimattomuus
- yhdistää sopimattomastito match unsuitably; to fail to match
- yhteensopimattomuussomething that does not match
German Diskrepanz
- Diskrepanzsomething that does not match
Greek κακοσυνταιριάζω, κακοσυνταίριασμα
- κακοσυνταιριάζω (kakosyntairiázo)to match unsuitably; to fail to match
- κακοσυνταίριασμα (kakosyntaíriasma)something that does not match
Hungarian nem jól illik össze
- nem jól illik összeto match unsuitably; to fail to match
Italian discrepanza
- discrepanzasomething that does not match
Punjabi ਕਜੋੜ
- ਕਜੋੜ (kajoṛ)something that does not match
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mismatch
matchpatchcatchattachbatchscratchdispatchbachhatchlatchdetachrematchtachthatchnatchBandersnatchklatchcratcheyecatchflatchGreat ThatchLittle Thatchoutmatchstatch
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APA
mismatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismatch
MLA
“mismatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismatch. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mismatch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mismatch.
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