Somebody who doesn’t seem to ‘fit in’ or to get along very well, you might say about him, “He’s kind of a ________.”
| MISFIT | 352 |
| ODDBALL | 279 |
| LONER | 104 |
| OUTSIDER | 45 |
| OUTCAST | 31 |
| SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE | 29 |
| SQUARE | 27 |
| NR | 21 |
| KOOK | 18 |
| WALLFLOWER | 15 |
| SCREWBALL | 13 |
| LONE WOLF | 12 |
| QUEER | 12 |
| SNOB | 12 |
| FIFTH WHEEL | 11 |
| ODD STICK | 11 |
| ODD | 10 |
| SQUARE PEG | 9 |
| SORE THUMB | 8 |
| NUT | 7 |
| ODD FELLOW | 7 |
| OUT OF PLACE | 7 |
| BORE | 6 |
| QUEER DUCK | 6 |
| ODD ONE | 5 |
| POOR MIXER | 5 |
| STUCK-UP | 5 |
| WEIRDO | 5 |
| WET BLANKET | 5 |
| FUNNY PERSON | 4 |
| JERK | 4 |
| ODD DUCK | 4 |
| ODD PERSON | 4 |
| PECULIAR | 4 |
| STAND-OFFISH | 4 |
| BLACK SHEEP | 3 |
| CRANK | 3 |
| NUISANCE | 3 |
| ODD CHARACTER | 3 |
| ODD NUMBER | 3 |
| PECULIAR PERSON | 3 |
| QUEER ONE | 3 |
| ROUND PEG IN A SQUARE HOLE | 3 |
| STRANGE | 3 |
| UNFRIENDLY | 3 |
| ANTI-SOCIAL | 2 |
| BACKWARD | 2 |
| CRACKPOT | 2 |
| CRANKY | 2 |
| CREEP | 2 |
| DOESN’T FIT IN | 2 |
| DON’T BELONG | 2 |
| DON’T FIT IN | 2 |
| FREAK | 2 |
| FUNNY | 2 |
| FUNNY DUCK | 2 |
| GROUCH | 2 |
| HARD PERSON TO KNOW | 2 |
| MISPLACED PERSON | 2 |
| NOT A GOOD MIXER | 2 |
| OFFBEAT | 2 |
| OFFISH | 2 |
| OUTLAW | 2 |
| PECULIAR FELLOW | 2 |
| RECLUSE | 2 |
| SHY | 2 |
| SMART ALEC | 2 |
| STICK-IN-THE-MUD | 2 |
| AGITATOR | 1 |
| AWKWARD | 1 |
| BAD MIXER | 1 |
| BAD PENNY | 1 |
| BIG HEAD | 1 |
| BOOR | 1 |
| BROKEN COG | 1 |
| BULL IN A CHINA SHOP | 1 |
| BUMP ON A LOG | 1 |
| CHARACTER | 1 |
| CHICKEN-SHIT | 1 |
| CLOD | 1 |
| COLD FISH | 1 |
| COLD-BLOODED | 1 |
| CONTERDICTORY | 1 |
| CONTRARY | 1 |
| COUNTERFEIT | 1 |
| COVERING THE LANDSCAPE | 1 |
| CURIOUS | 1 |
| CURIOUS PERSON | 1 |
| DARK HORSE | 1 |
| DARNED NUISANCE | 1 |
| DEEP-HEARTED DUDE | 1 |
| DIFFERENT | 1 |
| DOESN’T MIX WELL | 1 |
| DON’T FIT NOWHERE | 1 |
| DOPE | 1 |
| DRAG | 1 |
| DRIP | 1 |
| DUD | 1 |
| DUMBBELL | 1 |
| EIGHT-BALL | 1 |
| ENEMY | 1 |
| EXTRA WHEEL | 1 |
| FIFTH WHEEL ON A WAGON | 1 |
| FINK | 1 |
| FISH OUT OF WATER | 1 |
| FOREIGN NATURE | 1 |
| FUNNY GUY | 1 |
| GOOF | 1 |
| GOOFY PERSON | 1 |
| GOT A LOOSE SCREW | 1 |
| GOT IN HIS OWN BAG | 1 |
| HANKY | 1 |
| HARD BALL TO GET ALONG WITH | 1 |
| HARD FELLER TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH | 1 |
| HARD TO GET ACQUAINTED | 1 |
| HARD TO GET ACQUAINTED WITH | 1 |
| HARD TO GET ALONG WITH | 1 |
| HARD TO KNOW | 1 |
| HARD TO PLEASE | 1 |
| HAS A SUPERIOR ATTITUDE | 1 |
| HE LACKS DECORUM | 1 |
| HERMIT | 1 |
| HOLDOUT | 1 |
| HORNERY | 1 |
| IN HIS OWN BAG | 1 |
| IN-AND-OUTER | 1 |
| INTRUDER | 1 |
| JAG-OFF | 1 |
| JUST DON’T FIT | 1 |
| KILL-JOY | 1 |
| KIND OF ODD | 1 |
| LEFT-FOOT | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDED PERSON | 1 |
| LEFT-HANDER | 1 |
| LONE GOOSE | 1 |
| LONE GUY | 1 |
| LONE RANGER | 1 |
| LONE SHEEP | 1 |
| LOSER | 1 |
| LOST DUCK | 1 |
| MISMATCH | 1 |
| NEUROTIC | 1 |
| NOISIFY | 1 |
| NON-CONFORMIST | 1 |
| NOT FIT IN | 1 |
| NOT IN | 1 |
| NOT IN THE CLIQUE | 1 |
| NOT IN THE IN-GROUP | 1 |
| NOT WITH IT | 1 |
| NOT-FIT | 1 |
| ODD FELLER | 1 |
| ODD FELLOW OUT | 1 |
| ODD FISH | 1 |
| ODD JERK | 1 |
| ODD OX | 1 |
| ODD PIECE | 1 |
| ODD SORT OF A PERSON | 1 |
| ODDITY | 1 |
| OFF | 1 |
| OFF BALL | 1 |
| OFF HORSE | 1 |
| OFF NUMBER | 1 |
| OUT OF THINGS | 1 |
| PARTICULAR | 1 |
| PECULIAR DUCK | 1 |
| PECULIAR GUY | 1 |
| PERSON YOU SHY AWAY FROM | 1 |
| PEST | 1 |
| PHONY | 1 |
| PIN-HEAD | 1 |
| PRUDE | 1 |
| PRUNE | 1 |
| PSYCHO | 1 |
| PULL-BACK | 1 |
| PUSHER | 1 |
| QUEER FELLOW | 1 |
| QUEER NUT | 1 |
| QUEER PERSON | 1 |
| QUEER SORT | 1 |
| REMOTE | 1 |
| RENEGRADE | 1 |
| RESERVED | 1 |
| ROUGH DIAMOND | 1 |
| ROUND HOLE IN A SQUARE PEG | 1 |
| ROUND PEG | 1 |
| SELFER | 1 |
| SELFISH | 1 |
| SHIFTY GUY | 1 |
| SNUB | 1 |
| SNUBBISH | 1 |
| SOREHEAD | 1 |
| SOUR BALL | 1 |
| SOURPUSS | 1 |
| SPARE TIRE | 1 |
| SQUARE WHEEL | 1 |
| STAND-OFF | 1 |
| STAYS ON THE SIDELINE | 1 |
| STICKS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB | 1 |
| STRAY | 1 |
| STUFFED SHIRT | 1 |
| SWELL-HEAD | 1 |
| THINKS HE’S TOO NICE | 1 |
| THIRD EYE | 1 |
| THREE-DOLLAR BILL | 1 |
| TIMID PERSON | 1 |
| TO HIMSELF | 1 |
| TROUBLE-MAKER | 1 |
| UNFRIENDLY GUY | 1 |
| UNSOCIABLE | 1 |
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