misfits

NOUN

nonconformist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bohemian dissenter dropout eccentric freak oddball outsider weirdo

STRONG

beatnik dissident individualist loser offbeat

WEAK

different breed fish out of water lone wolf odd man out

Example Sentences

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A ragtag group of Duffer Brothers misfits teaming up to fight off eldritch horror might be the last safe bet in television.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

As it turns out, Michigan’s misfits had turned into something else: national champions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” still connects with so many people because it empowers its outcasts and misfits.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“You get these two incredibly intelligent misfits who are out of joint with the social world that they’re in,” Fiennes says.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

They are a unit of malcontents, a troop of social misfits.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García