mismatchverb [ T ]
uk/ˌmɪsˈmætʃ/us/ˌmɪsˈmætʃ/to put together people or things that are unsuitable for each other:
I always thought Chris and Monique were mismatched, so I wasn't surprised when they got divorced.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Balance and imbalance
- accord
- accord with sth
- align
- alignment
- balance (sth) out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- equilibrium
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- jar
- offset
- on an even keel idiom
- one man's loss is another man's gain idiom
- realign
- square (sth) with sth
- strike a balance idiom
- symmetry
- wash
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mismatchnoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmɪsˈmætʃ//ˈmɪsˌmætʃ/us/ˌmɪsˈmætʃ//ˈmɪsˌmætʃ/an occasion when people or things are put together that are not suitable for each other:
There is a mismatch between the capacity of the airport and the large number of people wanting to fly from it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Balance and imbalance
- accord
- accord with sth
- align
- alignment
- balance (sth) out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- equilibrium
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- jar
- offset
- on an even keel idiom
- one man's loss is another man's gain idiom
- realign
- square (sth) with sth
- strike a balance idiom
- symmetry
- wash
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