as in maverick
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 misfit
His icy, anguished eyes—though both are the same color—convey all the torment a misfit on Earth might feel.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Luckily, things click into place when Ne Zha begins his trials, and the tension between using Ao Bing’s greater power to win and remaining true to his own misfit self begins to wear at him.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
The Seiwalds started Summit Hard Cider in 2012 and moved to its current location in 2016, according to the website for Scrumpy’s, which is named after a term for cider made from misfit and unwanted apples.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 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
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
Luckily, things click into place when Ne Zha begins his trials, and the tension between using Ao Bing’s greater power to win and remaining true to his own misfit self begins to wear at him.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
The Seiwalds started Summit Hard Cider in 2012 and moved to its current location in 2016, according to the website for Scrumpy’s, which is named after a term for cider made from misfit and unwanted apples.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 19 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
Noun
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One is Shinjiro Koizumi, the 44-year-old son of maverick former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who led the country from 2001 to 2006.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the early 70s, the British maverick had already made a name for himself with Deliverance, which was the kind of artsy genre flick championed by a New Hollywood whose directors owed more to the European arthouse than to classic studio fare.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From the Roman centurion to the woman at the well, Jesus frequently interacted with and helped outsiders from differing tribes.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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The island is home to the Shompen, an indigenous people numbering between 200 and 400, who shun contact with outsiders and are among the last hunters, gatherers, and cultivators.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Man, just what a freak, freak deal.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Cue the mayhem, as the boys dash through the snow in a stranger’s car, run around London and freak out as a pack of wolves surround them in the woods.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Sep. 2025
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Set up pipelines where human feedback is swiftly incorporated into model retraining or anomaly rules.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City is an anomaly, as was New England (with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick).—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Baileys had sharply different personalities, with Maralyn being outgoing and optimistic compared to the socially awkward loner Maurice.—
Susan Young,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tranter is something of a loner, and right from the start he is presented as something of a rebel, albeit a leader who looks after his men.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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