misplacing

NOUN

loss

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accident casualty catastrophe cost damage debt defeat deficit destruction disaster failure fall injury markdown trouble

STRONG

bereavement calamity cataclysm death debit deficiency depletion deprivation destitution detriment disadvantage disappearance dispossession fatality forfeiture harm hurt impairment misadventure mishap need perdition privation retardation ruin sacrifice shrinkage squandering trial undoing want waste wreckage

WEAK

bad luck losing mislaying

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage aid assistance attainment benefit blessing favor good fortune good luck happiness help improvement markup miracle profit success triumph win wonder

STRONG

birth boon building comfort creation development fortune gain plenty

WEAK

accomplishment achievement

NOUN

misplacement

Synonyms

STRONG

accident bereavement calamity casualty cataclysm catastrophe cost damage death debit debt defeat deficiency depletion deprivation destitution destruction detriment disadvantage disappearance disaster dispossession failure fall fatality forfeiture harm hurt impairment injury misadventure mishap need perdition privation retardation ruin sacrifice shrinkage squandering trial trouble undoing want waste wreckage

WEAK

bad luck losing mislaying

Antonyms

STRONG

advantage aid assistance attainment benefit birth blessing boon building comfort construction creation credit development favor fortune gain good good fortune good luck happiness help improvement miracle peace plenty profit success triumph win wonder

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misplacing

“The IRS is not unknown for, perhaps, misplacing mail as it comes in,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

Occasionally, he has had heated arguments with the media, lambasting outlets for "misplacing" their focus.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

According to reports from Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, he fired a Coast Guard pilot after blaming him misplacing Noem's blanket as they switched from one plane to another on a trip.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

The Biden administration is proposing to make it easier for the government to fine airlines for damaging or misplacing wheelchairs by making it an automatic violation of a federal law on accessible air travel.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

She laughed aloud at herself for misplacing it.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

misplacing

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