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misfit

noun

Definition of misfitnext
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 That’s because Lux Interior, born Erick Purkhiser in 1946, was a self-aware misfit. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 As the misfits who make up Widow’s Bay react matter-of-factly to some of the creepy and strange goings-on around them, at the center of it all is Matthew Rhys as Mayor Tom Loftis. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 Beneath Lamb’s unkempt appearance, crude manners, noxious flatulence, and stinging remarks lies one of the sharpest minds in MI5 and a man fiercely protective of his brood of misfits. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026 The low-budget movie follows an ensemble of misfit counselors on the last day at a summer camp in 1981. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misfit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
  1. maverick
  2. outsider
  3. freak
  4. anomaly
  5. loner
  6. eccentric
Noun
  • Bill Kerby, the maverick screenwriter who wrote the first draft of the Bette Midler-starring rock drama The Rose and worked on The Last American Hero, The Gravy Train and Hooper as well, has died.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Home of the subversive and the sublime, the maverick and the madman, the inspired and the inspiring, the sage and the clown, and, most important, the brave.
    — Tom Selleck, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of maverick
Noun
  • Germany’s leading indie fest has long made a specialty of outsiders and oddballs — artists who arrived without pedigree, training programs or an obvious industry slot and built the career anyway.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rooted in outsider stories and anti-establishment satire, the Bunny-verse is being written in Southern California, translated worldwide and primed for a Bad Robot screen adaptation.
    — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of outsider
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  • Even if Watt didn't play like it at times last season, when the four-time All-Pro finished with 7 sacks — tied for the second-fewest of his career — and missed several games late following a freak dry needling injury.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026
  • Japanese noise-rock freaks Melt-Banana specialize in sensory overload.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of freak
Noun
  • The report attributed the anomaly to a strong Arctic winter vortex in January and February 2025.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Reatil and quick-service restaurants can audit drive-thru bottlenecks, analyze foot traffic and flag point-of-sale (POS) anomalies.
    — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of anomaly
Noun
  • Responding to an ad in the newspaper puts Bernie in contact with Comer’s Araminta, a loner whose ultimate dream is to embalm a human body as the crown jewel of her taxidermy collection, which includes all sorts of fauna.
    — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The smart kids, the shy ones, the jokers and the loners — every one of them is caught in the pyroclastic flow of adolescence, every minute a negotiation between fitting in and standing out.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of loner
Noun
  • The public reckonings with these figures’ legacies—the troubled former child star gone too soon, the beloved icon, the cult favorite, the complicated eccentric—have come in a cascade.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Make sure to practice a full range of motion with these and emphasize the eccentric (the way down) part of the movement for maximal time under tension and muscle-building stimulus.
    — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of eccentric

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