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
Each movement that takes you deeper into your misfit passion serves two purposes—information gathering and confidence building.
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
In a group of scruffy hippies, Weir was a bit of a misfit—ironically, by virtue of being normal.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
Harnessing that determination and applying it to other aspects of your life is the essence of misfit attitudes.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
For profitable business owners, the biggest tax risks are mis-timing and misfit.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
In a group of scruffy hippies, Weir was a bit of a misfit—ironically, by virtue of being normal.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026
Harnessing that determination and applying it to other aspects of your life is the essence of misfit attitudes.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
For profitable business owners, the biggest tax risks are mis-timing and misfit.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for misfit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for misfit
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An exhibition in Beijing delving into anonymity, a key code of the house stemming back to the founder Martin Margiela’s Greta Garbo-like ways — and the face-obscuring masks that have been a feature of the brand since the Belgian maverick arrived on the international fashion scene.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Miss Piggy the diva, Kermit the moral compass, Gonzo the maverick, etc.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
9 Feb. 2026
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Catherine’s background — not being born into the royal family — gives her a clear outsider’s perspective.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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His supporters blame the surfacing of his old comments on a smear campaign engineered by the establishment and the party’s rich patrons, who are scared of an unfiltered populist outsider who owes them nothing.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Braves did well to regroup after the freak injury to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim while also setting up a potentially good outfield platoon.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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The implication, drawn from analysis such as the simulation above, is that Villa’s accuracy from distance is a freak, a one-off fluke.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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These incidents are not anomalies.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Foley is an anomaly in Massachusetts – a Republican appointee who is willing to shake things up and take on the entrenched power structure, and is transparent and accessible.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Released on February 6, the video sees Swift playing a loner in the '90s who is (checks notes) in love with a rock.—
Meg Walters,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Written and directed by Swift, the clip sees the singer fall in love with a fellow loner (Domhnall Gleeson) after spraying herself with a love potion fittingly called Opalite.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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Catherine O’Hara portrayed ridiculous eccentrics with equal parts hilarity and humanity.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
10 Feb. 2026
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Greg Brown, the original guitarist and co-founding member of ’90s alt-rock eccentrics Cake, has died.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Misfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misfit. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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