oddball
Quirky, unconventional type
An oddball is a person who seems strange, eccentric, or unconventional: He was always the oddball in his family.
The word suggests someone who doesn't quite fit in, though often with mild affection rather than harsh judgment.
As an adjective, oddball describes anything quirky or unusual: an oddball sense of humor, oddball theories about the universe.
Unconventional in character
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- peculiarStrangely unusual
kooky · funky · unusual · strange · curious · unconventional · unorthodox · off-the-wall
Rejects prevailing social standards
- misfitOne who doesn't fit in
- weirdoPeculiar person, dismissively
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- originalFirst or inventive
individualist · outsider · loner · hermit · recluse · peculiar · idiosyncratic · strange
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
free-thinker · nonconformist · radical · heretic · insurgent · defector · rogue · outlier
Distant data point
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- irregularityDeparture from standard
- deviationDeparture from expected path
rarity · singularity · freak · curiosity · peculiarity · one-off · wild-card · statistical
eccentric
Unconventional in character
- offbeatPleasantly strange or unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
peculiar · kooky · funky · unusual · strange · curious · unconventional · unorthodox · off-the-wall · left-field
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
original · individualist · outsider · loner · hermit · recluse · peculiar · idiosyncratic · strange · unusual
maverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
contrarian · free-thinker · nonconformist · radical · heretic · insurgent · defector · rogue · outlier · wild-card
outlier
Distant data point
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- irregularityDeparture from standard
deviation · rarity · singularity · freak · curiosity · peculiarity · one-off · wild-card · statistical · unexpected
nutcase
Eccentric or deranged person
nutjob · loony · cuckoo · kook · madman · lunatic · maniac · psycho · whacko · fruitcake
goofball
Amiable fool
buffoon · prankster · joker · comic · cutup · madcap · wag · card · ham · funny
- Singletonssingleton, single instance, bachelor, spinster, lone wolf
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, aberration, irregularity, peculiarity
- Odditiescuriosity, curio, unusual, strange, anomaly
- strangenessweird, strange, bizarre, peculiar, unusual
- teasing insultsdoofus, goofball, dork, dweeb, goober
- eccentricsmad scientist, weirdo, kook, crackpot, absent-minded professor
oddballconformist
One following accepted norms
follower · sheep · conformer · joiner · company man