as in maverick
a person who is different from other people and who does not seem to belong in a particular group or situation
a comic book about a social misfit who discovers his superpower
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Recent Examples of misfit
Barry Keoghan stars as Oliver, a misfit student studying at Oxford University who develops a fast obsession with his preppy classmate, Felix (Jacob Elordi).
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
There is just enough character in the comedy to create stakes in the narrative; its misfit energy has fueled the screen’s bands of outsiders throughout the years.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
If 12-step groups are the place for misfits and outcasts to find each other, then the Yellow Balloon folk and the Dopes of Dopey Nation are the fringe of the fringe — the misfits of the misfits, the outcasts of the outcasts.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
What follows is Rockwell and his merry band of misfits on a madcap romp through a dystopian landscape for a showdown with the future’s artificial nemesis.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
There is just enough character in the comedy to create stakes in the narrative; its misfit energy has fueled the screen’s bands of outsiders throughout the years.
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
If 12-step groups are the place for misfits and outcasts to find each other, then the Yellow Balloon folk and the Dopes of Dopey Nation are the fringe of the fringe — the misfits of the misfits, the outcasts of the outcasts.
—David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
What follows is Rockwell and his merry band of misfits on a madcap romp through a dystopian landscape for a showdown with the future’s artificial nemesis.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
Noun
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This isn’t the first time Tecovas has taken a maverick position.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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In 1992, Ross Perot ran as a maverick presidential candidate on one major issue, the peril of huge debts, deficits and especially interest payments that were devouring the budget and leaving less and less money for the retirees, health care and defense.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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However, this year’s move to Texas gave the event a sense of an outsider’s rugged individualism.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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But there’s a difference between being adopted as an outsider versus being introduced as one.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What kind of freak throws a 95 mph splitter?—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The spring has been a bit cruel, what with the PED offender, the freak finger injury and the ever-mounting pile of ailing pitchers.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The war has also caused an anomaly of sorts in the oil market.—
Damian J. Troise,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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What is causing this fatal anomaly?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Zim is the loner, the social outcast.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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In a basketball world filled with brash personalities, the KU freshman describes himself as a loner.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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In 2015, Robert Durst, a wealthy eccentric linked to two killings and his wife’s disappearance, was arrested by the FBI in New Orleans on a murder warrant a day before HBO aired the final episode of a serial documentary about his life.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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On her trail are a Báthory relative who is vegetarian (Thomas Schubert), his psychotherapist (Lars Eidinger), two vampirologists, a police inspector and a gallery of eccentrics.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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