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
In these worlds, misfits set the rules.
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Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
The journey into an unknown misfit world starts alone, demanding a certain strength of character.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
In a group of scruffy hippies, Weir was a bit of a misfit—ironically, by virtue of being normal.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
When snowboarding was first created, mountains banned snowboards from ski lifts because they were stigmatized by association with outcasts and misfits.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
The journey into an unknown misfit world starts alone, demanding a certain strength of character.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
In a group of scruffy hippies, Weir was a bit of a misfit—ironically, by virtue of being normal.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
When snowboarding was first created, mountains banned snowboards from ski lifts because they were stigmatized by association with outcasts and misfits.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for misfit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
Noun
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Tress’s approach during this period recalls that of his friend and mentor Duane Michals, another maverick.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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An exhibition in Beijing delving into anonymity, a key code of the house stemming back to the founder Martin Margiela’s Greta Garbo-like ways — and the face-obscuring masks that have been a feature of the brand since the Belgian maverick arrived on the international fashion scene.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jones was endorsed long before Republican and political outsider Rick Jackson entered the race.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The most important difference, Ryu said, is that Raman can no longer plausibly position herself as an outsider.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Red Thread by Ann Hood Maya opens an adoption agency after her own daughter died in a freak accident.—
Amanda Favazza,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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Through all of this, keep your eye on Elle Fanning’s horrified face as the whole freak scene unfolds in front of her eyes.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Environmental police have deployed side-scan sonar to try to gather data and detect anomalies on the ocean floor, officials said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Scientists subtract the temperature anomalies in the rest of the tropical Pacific from those in the region most important for El Niño.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Thompson plays a grieving loner who gets lost near a Minnesota lake during a blizzard and stumbles on a cabin where a young woman is being held by an armed couple.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Released on February 6, the video sees Swift playing a loner in the '90s who is (checks notes) in love with a rock.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
6 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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Catherine O’Hara portrayed ridiculous eccentrics with equal parts hilarity and humanity.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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