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
But instead of tossing those misfit shades, many hardware and big-box retailers sell them at major discounts—as one Redditor recently found out.
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Apr. 2026
The series, which follows a group of high school misfits who form a glee club under the direction of an earnest teacher, made the musical cool again, selling countless iTunes singles and albums.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
On the first night of the residency this past Monday, Mitski told the audience that the setting brought up raw emotions about being a youthful misfit.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
The belief that wolves always take sick, crippled, or otherwise misfit animals doesn’t always hold true.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
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Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 15 Apr. 2026
The series, which follows a group of high school misfits who form a glee club under the direction of an earnest teacher, made the musical cool again, selling countless iTunes singles and albums.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Apr. 2026
On the first night of the residency this past Monday, Mitski told the audience that the setting brought up raw emotions about being a youthful misfit.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2026
The belief that wolves always take sick, crippled, or otherwise misfit animals doesn’t always hold true.
—Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
Noun
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There are no maverick molecules in the universe.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Landmarks across the globe, from Prince’s beloved hometown Minnesota Twins baseball stadium, and NYC’s Times Square to Paris’ Eiffel Tower, were bathed in purple in honor of the maverick.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Leonard Sheahan said in a statement that the city needs an outsider.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Now, most Memphis barbecue restaurants serve BBQ spaghetti, and even outsiders of Memphis know that BBQ spaghetti is a part of our famous barbecue culture.—
Taylor Tobin,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The freak athlete part is well-known.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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For most students, Stanford is a normal competitive school, where people go to class and coffee shops and fall in love and freak out over finals.—
Theo Baker,
The Atlantic,
24 Apr. 2026
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But with its placement at just 400 million years into the universe’s history, the new monster is a sort of anomaly among anomalies.—
Jenna Ahart,
Scientific American,
30 Apr. 2026
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This masterful rumination on setting seems like an anomaly in contemporary literature.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The consequences of it are the loners who go off and do mass shootings.—
Mac Engel
April 20,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the elder’s tale, high-achieving loner Devon (Sandler) heads to college hopeful of finally making the friends that eluded her in high school.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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The town’s overflowing with charming Midwest eccentrics, including a cocky mayor (Henry Winkler) and a welcoming barkeep (Lena Headey).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those crazy, diverse individuals, that tribe of oddballs and eccentrics, dreamers, and gamblers who make up this business.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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