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[syn: mismatched, uneven]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
mismatched \mis*matched"\ adj.
1. Matched unsuitably; grouped into pairs or sets with
incompatible characteristics. [Narrower terms:
ill-sorted, incompatible, mismated, unsuited; odd,
unmatched, unmated, unpaired ] Also See: {incompatible.
Antonym: matched.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Of very unequal ability; -- of contestants in a contest.
The less able contestant is said to be overmatched or
outclassed.
Syn: uneven, not fairly matched.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mismatched
adj 1: either not matched or unsuitably matched [ant: matched]
2: (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as
opponents; "vaudeville...waged an uneven battle against the
church" [syn: mismatched, uneven]