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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
  • Students describe Oberlin as a kind of oasis, a place where high-school misfits can find a community of outsiders.
    — Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Joe Kloc’s portrait of a group of outsiders living on boats in Marin County provides a record of a community many wish would quietly disappear.
    — The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of outsider
Noun
  • 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 trick is invoking it selectively, on an anomaly or scheduled review, not on every data point.
    — Devendra Rajput, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • And that’s a mile away from the Ferrari of 2025, one that found success to be the anomaly, not the norm.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of anomaly
Noun
  • But Jake is traumatized after losing his mother and has become a loner who struggles socially.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The records also include transcripts of police interviews with Westman's father, ex-girlfriend, close friend and former co-workers, describing Westman as somewhat of a loner prone to depression.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Aug. 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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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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