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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
The ultimate goal, then, seems to be nothing less than the complete supplanting of MAGA with a new political movement—an angry, ultra-conspiratorial, unbiblical, neo-pagan movement of misfits and their hangers-on.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Hess helmed the first film, which stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa and follows a group of misfits who are pulled through a portal into a cubic world and guided by an expert crafter named Steve (played by Black).
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Korean director Han Chang-lok’s Funky Freaky Freaks, a darkly comic ensemble about misfits on the fringes of Seoul society, received the special jury award.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
But over the course of the season, Ned convinces his team of misfits that actual reporting is the way to success — leading eventually to three nominations at the local journalism awards.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Because tracking these microscopic misfits through plant tissues is akin to chasing ghosts with a magnifying glass.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
This Hulu series, which bows season five in September, brings together the lovable misfits of the Arcadia, a grand apartment building in New York City where way too many people get murdered.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 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
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Hess helmed the first film, which stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa and follows a group of misfits who are pulled through a portal into a cubic world and guided by an expert crafter named Steve (played by Black).
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Korean director Han Chang-lok’s Funky Freaky Freaks, a darkly comic ensemble about misfits on the fringes of Seoul society, received the special jury award.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
But over the course of the season, Ned convinces his team of misfits that actual reporting is the way to success — leading eventually to three nominations at the local journalism awards.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Because tracking these microscopic misfits through plant tissues is akin to chasing ghosts with a magnifying glass.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
This Hulu series, which bows season five in September, brings together the lovable misfits of the Arcadia, a grand apartment building in New York City where way too many people get murdered.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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).
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfits
Noun
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Jazz is an art form with an outsized share of mavericks, rebels, and creative dissidents who’ve built careers by blazing their own particular paths.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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But the idea that the game’s superpowers are being challenged by outsiders is something of a myth.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The clean freaks in your life will be eternally grateful.—
Kristi Kellogg,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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Expect a delightful collision of NYC’s film freaks and fashionistas to descend on the movie house next week.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Misfits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfits. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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