MISFIT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

misfit

noun

Definition of misfit

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 Carrie follows misfit high‑schooler Carrie White (Howell) after having spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 By becoming the fifth MLB franchise to lose 100 or more games four seasons in a row, the Rockies are part of a historically inept collection of misfit teams who defined extended futility in the majors. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026 Drawn to a lakeside haven by a mysterious pregnant woman, a heartbroken drifter finds refuge with a group of eccentric misfits. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026 Here, misfits are welcome, and bric-a-brac is part of the appeal; the wonderfully bizarre name and devil-may-care attitude have been confusing (and delighting) first-timers for more than 70 years. — Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for misfit

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Noun

Much of the money came from indie maverick Mark Duplass, who challenged the producers and writer/director Elliott Tuttle to make a film on that shoestring budget.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
This fall, Drexler’s wild, maverick sensibility is cropping up all over New York.

— Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of maverick

Noun

Henderson has largely self-funded his campaign, raising roughly $750,000 since last fall while touting himself as an outsider.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Luckily, Chuy's is a national TexMex chain that is worthy of both Lone Star State natives and outsiders alike.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of outsider

Noun

According to the report, the anomaly was first detected during an engine acceptance test shortly before the start of summer.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Other possible uses include detecting weak magnetic signals from the heart and muscles, improving navigation, and spotting underground magnetic anomalies.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of anomaly

Noun

Fielder often plays the loner, the outsider; his struggle to find romantic love is a common theme in his early work.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
This formation process also means that brown dwarfs are cosmic loners, wandering the darkness of space alone, bereft of the light of a parent star.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of loner

Noun

Step inside, though, and you’re transported to a bucolic Britain of rolling hills and village greens, bumbling eccentrics and cute, clever farm animals.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
The professionalization worked, but at the expense of the site’s internal culture, Cooke argues, as generous eccentrics were displaced by neurotic lovers of rules.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

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