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

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

By building a community of misfits, making value plays on underappreciated veterans, and by finding players who prefer the exhale of a prairie sky to the bustle of a big city. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 26 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