odd one out
The unlike one
The odd one out is the item or person that differs from the rest of a group: In the sequence 2, 4, 7, 8, which is the odd one out?
The phrase often appears in puzzles and games requiring identification of what doesn't belong.
More broadly, it describes anyone who doesn't fit in: Among all those lawyers, the artist felt like the odd one out.
Departure from the expected
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- discrepancyDifference between expected and actual
inconsistency · irregularity · deviation · incongruity · anachronism · distinguishing · spotting · detection
Disreputable family member
- scapegoatUnfairly blamed person
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- outcastShunned, rejected person
loner · nonconformist · eccentric · maverick · rebel · fringe · minority · clique
One who doesn't fit in
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- strangerPerson not yet known
intruder · foreigner · alienation · isolation · rejection · marginalization · exile · banishment
Puzzle demanding clever thought
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- logic puzzleProblem solved by deduction
- pattern recognitionIdentifying regularities in inputs
- elimination gameContest removing participants progressively
quiz · trivia · deduction · categorization · matching · sorting · classification · IQ test
anomaly
Departure from the expected
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
discrepancy · inconsistency · irregularity · deviation · incongruity · anachronism · distinguishing · spotting · detection · categorization
black sheep
Disreputable family member
outcast · loner · nonconformist · eccentric · maverick · rebel · fringe · minority · clique · belonging
misfit
One who doesn't fit in
stranger · intruder · foreigner · alienation · isolation · rejection · marginalization · exile · banishment · ostracism
brainteaser
Puzzle demanding clever thought
- riddlePuzzling question to solve
- logic puzzleProblem solved by deduction
- pattern recognitionIdentifying regularities in inputs
elimination game · quiz · trivia · deduction · categorization · matching · sorting · classification · IQ test · reasoning
- puzzle gamessudoku, matching, jigsaw puzzle, tetris, tiles
- Odditiescuriosity, curio, unusual, strange, anomaly
- social conformityconformist, peer pressure, herd mentality, groupthink, follow the crowd
- visual puzzleshidden object, spot the difference, hidden picture, hidden pictures, visual search
- oddballseccentric, weirdo, freak, misfit, oddity
- outsidersoutcast, outsider, outcasts, pariah, misfit
odd one outinsider
One with confidential access
one of us · team player · included · card-carrying member · accepted
odd one outconformist
One following accepted norms
perfect fit · run of the mill · par for the course · standard issue · cookie-cutter