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
The mayor went to a misfit mayor’s conference and then took a vacation to Canada and hasn’t been back in town since then.
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Greg Wehner , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
What’s often forgotten about The Bad News Bears is just how wonderfully snotty, off-putting, and downright awful Walter Matthau’s collection of young misfits are.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Our lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to try and save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Aril irises are a bit of a misfit in iris circles, preferring semi-desert conditions and heat.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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Greg Wehner , Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2025
What’s often forgotten about The Bad News Bears is just how wonderfully snotty, off-putting, and downright awful Walter Matthau’s collection of young misfits are.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Our lovable band of misfits must rise above inner (and outer) demons to try and save their loved ones, Tal’Dorei, and all of Exandria.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 July 2025
Aril irises are a bit of a misfit in iris circles, preferring semi-desert conditions and heat.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
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In 1972, American maverick Bobby Fischer first breached the frontier by winning the world championship at the height of the Cold War.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
5 Aug. 2025
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In the Wild West, mavericks, often rebellious individuals — played enormous roles.—
Jim Martin,
Denver Post,
3 Aug. 2025
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Running as an outsider, Calvo has raised just over $14,000, with another $49,000 in self-loans.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The plan is for the series to center on Ryan as narrator, an outsider who becomes embedded in the surreal world of Camp Justice.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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Here is the essential guide to making your house clean enough to satisfy your most critical inner neat freak and launch you into summer with a house that actually shines.—
Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
24 Jan. 2023
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The menu offers appetizers like hummus, 12-inch pizzas, like the meat freak, made with red sauce, mozzarella, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, grilled chicken and oregano flakes.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Jan. 2023
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Analytical signal map of the residual field with the red dots representing the anomalies.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The other 155 anomalies wound up being natural formations like plant growth or artificial items like fishing gear, as noted in the release.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Sketching swastikas and 'edgy' jokes: Idaho shooter not typical loner Who is Wess Roley?—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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In their latest – and their first fiction film – a Belarusian wannabe model is drawn to a mysterious loner (Marya Imbro and Mikhail Senkov) working the night shift at a morgue.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Other characters include outcasts, visionaries and eccentrics — all of whom live on the margins as unseen — a former priest, a girl trapped in working her family’s candy stand, a woman who learned preaching from her brother and is a caretaker for her dying housemate.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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