Synonyms of misfits

misfits

noun

plural of misfit

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

Related Words

• mavericks
• bohemians
• outsiders
• freaks
• anomalies
• deviants
• loners
• eccentrics
• individualists
• nonconformists
• iconoclasts
• eight balls
• heretics
• oddballs
• weirdos
• free spirits
• enfants terribles
• freethinkers
• nuts
• lone wolves
• kooks
• crackpots
• screwballs
• bohos
• nonconformers
• lone rangers
• counterculturists
• codgers
• characters
• cranks
• aberrants
• crackbrains

Dissimilar Words

• followers
• supporters
• adherents
• sheep
• conformists
• conformers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misfits

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

Deep within the backwoods of rural Oklahoma, charismatic and musically gifted Amziah King herds a bluegrass-playing band of misfits while overseeing the premier honey-making operation in town. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

The Flagship kitchen is basically a fruits de mer frat house, where the kitchen workers, none rougher or funnier than Sal (Leo Woodall), are a bunch of misfits, snorting cocaine off one hand and slamming down plates of French fries with the other. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

This central plot thread is like a blueprint for the behind-the-scenes access to restaurant life in Bourdain’s bestselling first book, Kitchen Confidential — hazardous, intense, messy and a magnet for misfits. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

In McBride’s work, collections of idiots and unlikable misfits strive for power and achievement and are inevitably foiled by their own flaws. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026

As counselor, Nomi is responsible for the titular floaters, a small group of misfits who refuse to take part in the usual summer activities. — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The Ramones stood on stage not as rock gods or unattainable heroes, but as oddballs, misfits, and fellow outcasts in torn jeans. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026