Mismatching - English meaning

phrase

In disagreement

adjective

In conflict with each other; incompatible.

Usage examples:

Rivalries and clashing interests were laid aside

verb

Meet and come into violent conflict.

Usage examples:

Soccer hooligans clashed with rival fans before the match

verb

Present participle of clash

Usage examples:

Students clashed with police after demonstrations at five universities., the government and the opp…

adjective

Incompatible or at variance; contradictory.

Usage examples:

There are conflicting accounts of what occurred

verb

Be incompatible or at variance; clash.

Usage examples:

Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

adjective

Relating to beliefs, needs, facts, etc. that are different and opposing

Usage examples:

Conflicting account/report two staff members will often give quite conflicting accounts of what was…

adjective

Not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.

Usage examples:

You can play this game in different ways

adjective

Not the same

Usage examples:

Monet and other impressionists painted the same scene at different times of day to discover how the…

adjective

Characterized by an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity.

Usage examples:

The reasons for these discrepant results are unclear

adjective

Showing a difference between two things that should be the same

Usage examples:

Discrepant figures, discrepant results have been described by one group of scientists., these findi…

adjective

Not the same; different.

Usage examples:

A collection of dissimilar nations lacking overall homogeneity

adjective

Not similar; different

Usage examples:

Her diagnosis was not dissimilar (= was similar) to that of the previous doctor.

adjective

Looking strange together and not seeming to be a good match

Usage examples:

Ill-assorted furniture, an ill-assorted couple

suffix

Similar and suitable for each other/different and not suitable for each other

Usage examples:

An ill-matched couple

adjective

(of two things) so different in nature as to be incapable of coexisting.

Usage examples:

She declined the offer because it was incompatible with her values

adjective

Not able to exist or work with another person or thing

Usage examples:

Any new video system that is incompatible with existing ones has little chance of success.

adjective

So different that both cannot happen, be correct, or be accepted at the same time

Usage examples:

The aims of the two partners were so fundamentally incompatible that an outside arbitrator was call…

adjective

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something.

Usage examples:

The duffel coat looked incongruous with the black dress she wore underneath

adjective

Appearing strange or wrong within a particular situation

Usage examples:

Such a modern office building looks incongruous in the quaint little town.

adjective

Not staying the same throughout.

Usage examples:

The quality of the material was often inconsistent

adjective

Not forming or contributing to a pleasing whole; discordant.

Usage examples:

An inharmonious, negative state of mind

adjective

Making an unpleasant musical sound, or not making a pleasant harmony (= the pleasing sound of notes being played or sung together)

Usage examples:

The loud inharmonious wailing continued for hours., i did not find the two voices inharmonious, alt…

adjective

Anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with.

Usage examples:

He was opposed to discrimination

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Usage examples:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

adjective

Disagreeing with something

Usage examples:

Mom’s strongly opposed to my learning to drive., i’d prefer to go in may, as opposed to (= rather t…

adjective

(of two or more subjects) differing from each other; not similar.

Usage examples:

They are unalike in personality

adjective

People or things that are unalike are not similar to each other

Usage examples:

The political views of the two women could hardly be more unalike., at first sight, the two cities …

adjective

Not level or smooth.

Usage examples:

The floors are cracked and uneven

preposition

Different from; not similar to.

Usage examples:

A large house not unlike mr shah's

adjective

Dissimilar or different from each other.

Usage examples:

They seemed utterly unlike, despite being twins

verb

Be regarded with distaste or hostility; be unpopular.

Usage examples:

The article suggests that his character was unliked by many

adjective

Not right or appropriate.

Usage examples:

He was totally unsuited for the job

adjective

Not right for someone or something, usually in character

Usage examples:

Liberman realized kurt was unsuited to office life, but offered him a contract anyway.