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
Metamorpho, a heroic shape-shifting misfit, AKA the Element Man or the Fab Freak of 1001 Changes.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 July 2025
Elliot — a misfit yearning for coherence and connection; a cog raging against the machine that owns him — rebooted the alienated hero to electrifying effect.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025
The comedic adventure about a misfit alien creature has generated $491 million overseas and $858 million worldwide since the Memorial Day holiday frame.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2025
The Close Encounters references definitely shout out that sci-fi landmark’s influence, but the bigger touchstone here is a different Spielberg movie that mixes cosmic bonding and misfit kids.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 12 July 2025
Elliot — a misfit yearning for coherence and connection; a cog raging against the machine that owns him — rebooted the alienated hero to electrifying effect.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025
The comedic adventure about a misfit alien creature has generated $491 million overseas and $858 million worldwide since the Memorial Day holiday frame.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 June 2025
The Close Encounters references definitely shout out that sci-fi landmark’s influence, but the bigger touchstone here is a different Spielberg movie that mixes cosmic bonding and misfit kids.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
Noun
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Ballard is a maverick who’s been demoted to assembling a volunteer team, literally in the basement, to review cold case files.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
6 July 2025
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Car chases were as reliable a trope as the maverick officer with his own moral code mouthing off to superiors, or the battle-scarred veteran who’s seen it all and just wants to eat donuts and make it to retirement.—
Maris Kreizman,
Rolling Stone,
24 June 2025
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One of the world’s most dynamic and wealthy countries is about to open its real estate market to outsiders – for the first time.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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But the explosion of interest in the experiences business is not without substantial risk, not necessarily from outsiders entering the space (the barrier for entry remains stubbornly high), but from financial and external factors.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 July 2025
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Here is the essential guide to making your house clean enough to satisfy your most critical inner neat freak and launch you into summer with a house that actually shines.—
Rachel Silva,
ELLE Decor,
24 Jan. 2023
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The menu offers appetizers like hummus, 12-inch pizzas, like the meat freak, made with red sauce, mozzarella, sausage, bacon, pepperoni, grilled chicken and oregano flakes.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
The Arizona Republic,
14 Jan. 2023
Noun
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In science, one is an anomaly and two might be coincidence, but three is a trend.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 July 2025
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Owl is powered by artificial intelligence to autonomously identify and classify threats or anomalies.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
25 July 2025
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Foxes are loners, solitary creatures that get busy making families during winter breeding season and have litters at the end of March or early April.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
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The musical isn’t buying into the Elvis mythology of the brooding loner with magnetic sensuality.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2025
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
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Other characters include outcasts, visionaries and eccentrics — all of whom live on the margins as unseen — a former priest, a girl trapped in working her family’s candy stand, a woman who learned preaching from her brother and is a caretaker for her dying housemate.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
18 May 2025
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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