Meaning & use
Misfits
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People who do not fit in comfortably with a group or environment because of differing behavior or attitudes.
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The club became a haven for artistic misfits who felt out of place elsewhere.
The team was made up of misfits nobody else wanted to hire.
A note on using this word
Originally, 'misfit' referred literally to clothing that didn't fit properly before it took on its figurative social meaning in the 19th century.
Words with a similar meaning
outcastsoddballs
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Words with an opposite meaning
conformists
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