MISFIT Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

misfit

noun

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 on the Web In Lev Grossman’s novel, The Bright Sword, our heroic band of misfits faces similarly daunting odds as the days of Arthur’s Britain begin to fade into dusk, and a new age dawns. —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 Except that in the room last night, misfit is the utmost compliment. —

José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024 In an official synopsis, Warner Bros. describes the plot as four misfits who end up in the cubic world of Minecraft and must protect it from enemies that include the game's Piglins and Zombies while on a quest to return home. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024 The British spy series follows the misfits as Slough House, a halfway house for MI5 agents who screwed up in some way or another and have been put into a kind of probation. —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for misfit

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