oddball

noun

odd·​ball ˈäd-ˌbȯl 

: one that is eccentric

oddball adjective

Synonyms of oddball

• eccentric
• character
• original

Examples of oddball in a Sentence

He used to be a real oddball back in high school.

she's known as the office oddball

Recent Examples on the Web

The Ramones stood on stage not as rock gods or unattainable heroes, but as oddballs, misfits, and fellow outcasts in torn jeans. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

The Wylkes Society’s members include many of the amiable oddballs Miles has met around town. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026

Survivor planet is a real oddball The gas giant WD 1856 b was first discovered in 2020 by NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and the Spitzer Space Telescope. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 July 2026

Black Rock Coalition bands like funk-metal group 24-7 Spyz and shoegaze oddballs the Veldt—particularly when the Veldt’s murkiness resolves into a major-key chorus. — Hannah Jocelyn, Pitchfork, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for oddball

• aldol
• armhole
• atoll
• awol
• backhaul
• banal
• baseball
• befall
• cabal
• catchall
• cecal
• centrale

Kids Definition

oddball

noun

odd·​ball -ˌbȯl 

: a person who behaves strangely