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
Watch Luca on Disney+ A Bug's Life Shrink to insect size in this 1998 film that depicts the battle of an ant named Flik (Dave Foley) and his misfit friends against an imposing grasshopper named Hopper (Kevin Spacey), who wants to take over their home.
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Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Surrounded by a diverse group of military misfits, the colonel tries to reinstate discipline and professionalism with the help of the base’s previous interim leader, who just happens to be his estranged daughter, Captain Maggie Quinn (Taylor Misiak).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
His icy, anguished eyes—though both are the same color—convey all the torment a misfit on Earth might feel.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Luckily, things click into place when Ne Zha begins his trials, and the tension between using Ao Bing’s greater power to win and remaining true to his own misfit self begins to wear at him.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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Sydni Ellis, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
Surrounded by a diverse group of military misfits, the colonel tries to reinstate discipline and professionalism with the help of the base’s previous interim leader, who just happens to be his estranged daughter, Captain Maggie Quinn (Taylor Misiak).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
His icy, anguished eyes—though both are the same color—convey all the torment a misfit on Earth might feel.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Luckily, things click into place when Ne Zha begins his trials, and the tension between using Ao Bing’s greater power to win and remaining true to his own misfit self begins to wear at him.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
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Henry Jaglom, the maverick auteur who crafted deeply intimate and unconventional films that explored the intricacies of relationships and the quirkiness of human behavior, has died.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Jazz is an art form with an outsized share of mavericks, rebels, and creative dissidents who’ve built careers by blazing their own particular paths.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Patel installed outsider Dan Bongino as deputy director.—
Douglas M. Charles,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Support from Home The Nobel archives reveal that Lippmann was no outsider.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Gender nonconformity has never looked as hot as Tim Curry in a corset, garter and high heels, playing a character who encourages everyone to let their freak flag fly.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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But three days in, a freak blizzard struck.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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National Taco Day landing on a Tuesday is no longer an anomaly, thanks to Taco Bell.—
Sabrina Weiss,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Statistical anomaly, then, or something deeper?—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the midst of the life-or-death chaos, Arisu grows closer to Usagi (Tao Tsuchiya), an athletic loner mourning the death of her mountain climber father.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Kimberly Weinberger stars as Connie, a cautious, mildly depressive woman in a dead-end relationship with an older man, and Alex Chernow plays Tristan, a fiery, almost childlike loner with secrets.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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