as in mavericks
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
Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, The Boroughs followed a group of older misfits at a retirement community who become entangled in an otherworldly mystery lurking beneath them.
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Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
But when the Golden Knights make big cuts again this summer to fit under the salary cap and find a new batch of misfits, this will be a core strategy that helps this team extend its window.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Once the lovable expansion misfits, the Vegas Golden Knights have now become the black hat-wearing Oakland Raiders of the National Hockey League.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
The film — which 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) — debuted to a record $163 million domestic opening and ultimately grossed $960 million worldwide.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
30 May 2026
On the eve of the new millennium, a group of townie misfits gain superpowers in The Wonderfools, a new Netflix K-drama that reunites Extraordinary Attorney Woo star Park Eun-bin with director Yoo In-sik.
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Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 May 2026
The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.
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Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
As previously announced, Burr plays a gruff American record-store owner who convinces a ragtag gang of teenage misfits that their best, and possibly only, chance to lose their virginity before graduating high school is at a massive open-air mass for the visiting Pope.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
But what moved me about this particular group of misfits went far beyond the external stakes.
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Kyle Balda,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 June 2026
But when the Golden Knights make big cuts again this summer to fit under the salary cap and find a new batch of misfits, this will be a core strategy that helps this team extend its window.
—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Once the lovable expansion misfits, the Vegas Golden Knights have now become the black hat-wearing Oakland Raiders of the National Hockey League.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
The film — which 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) — debuted to a record $163 million domestic opening and ultimately grossed $960 million worldwide.
—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
30 May 2026
On the eve of the new millennium, a group of townie misfits gain superpowers in The Wonderfools, a new Netflix K-drama that reunites Extraordinary Attorney Woo star Park Eun-bin with director Yoo In-sik.
—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
15 May 2026
The topical, darkly funny, whip-smart series from Eric Kripke follows a band of vigilante misfits who fight to expose the all-powerful, corrupt conglomerate Vought International and its stable of villainous superheroes.
—
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
As previously announced, Burr plays a gruff American record-store owner who convinces a ragtag gang of teenage misfits that their best, and possibly only, chance to lose their virginity before graduating high school is at a massive open-air mass for the visiting Pope.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
12 May 2026
But what moved me about this particular group of misfits went far beyond the external stakes.
—
Kyle Balda,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfits
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Carl Anka Trent Alexander-Arnold’s England career is a fascinating case study in why team sports can prefer the orthodox to the mavericks.
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The confluence at Black Mountain of émigré artists like Josef and Anni Albers with homegrown mavericks like John Cage and Buckminster Fuller (who constructed his first geodesic dome there) marked an early flowering of this mode of learning, which was still in fine health decades later.
Noun
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Ford also changed out nearly two-thirds of its senior leadership across manufacturing, vehicle engineering and supply chain over the last four years by hiring outsiders and developing internal candidates.
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De la Espriella's victory adds Colombia to a growing list of countries that have turned to political outsiders in search of solutions to complex social, security and economic challenges.
Noun
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Over the past decade, Osees have reinvented themselves as prog-metal warriors, hardcore agitators, and synth-punk freaks, investing each new permutation with the same degree of blitzkrieg aggression.
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If the future freaks you out, Android's VP and GM of the Android Platform, Seang Chau, assured me that the operating system isn't going anywhere.
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“Misfits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfits. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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