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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 misfits
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).
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Gary Oldman plays Jackson Lamb in the series, the curmudgeonly and flatulent chief of Slough House where all the MI5 misfits are sent.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead, they are pressured into becoming guests of the castle's owner, a transvestite mad scientist called Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), and his merry bad of misfits.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
The 1985 blockbuster about a group of suburban Chicago high school misfits who are forced to spend detention together is being rereleased by Universal Pictures.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
His best friend, Ty, and Nick’s new girlfriend, Sarah, take this idiosyncrasy in stride with the openness of fellow-misfits.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
The setting—Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for paranormally gifted misfits—recalled Harry Potter’s Hogwarts.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Gary Oldman plays Jackson Lamb in the series, the curmudgeonly and flatulent chief of Slough House where all the MI5 misfits are sent.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Instead, they are pressured into becoming guests of the castle's owner, a transvestite mad scientist called Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), and his merry bad of misfits.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Aug. 2025
The 1985 blockbuster about a group of suburban Chicago high school misfits who are forced to spend detention together is being rereleased by Universal Pictures.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 16 Aug. 2025
His best friend, Ty, and Nick’s new girlfriend, Sarah, take this idiosyncrasy in stride with the openness of fellow-misfits.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2025
The setting—Nevermore Academy, a boarding school for paranormally gifted misfits—recalled Harry Potter’s Hogwarts.
—Judy Berman, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfits
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Thinkers, surveyors, and religious mavericks, the House of Pynchon had settled into middle-class respectability by the time this Thomas Ruggles Pynchon was born.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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The unscripted industry was born from creative mavericks who challenged conventions and redefined what television could be.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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What started as a protest against outsiders controlling the town turned into a decades-long tradition that still lives on today.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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All factor into Chelsea’s estimations as outsiders for the title.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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His newest flex is selling fitness freaks ‘healthy’ versions of cinnamon rolls, donuts and chips—and now brings in $180 million in revenue.—
Simone Melvin,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Continue reading … LIB-BRAWL – Former Obama official freaks out at Democrat over her record amid housing crisis debate.—
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FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Misfits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfits. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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