oddballs
Misfits and weirdos
Oddballs are people who seem strange, eccentric, or unconventional—those who don't quite fit the norm.
The term is affectionate or mildly dismissive rather than harsh: The drama club attracted oddballs and misfits.
An oddball can also be an adjective: an oddball sense of humor, oddball ideas.
One who doesn't fit in
- weirdoPeculiar person, dismissively
- freakAbnormal deviation from typical
- kookEccentric or strange person
- crackpotEccentric with strange ideas
character · original · nonconformist · maverick · eccentric · crank · screwball · nutcase
Authority defier
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- contrarianChronic majority-opposer
heretic · renegade · insurgent · radical · revolutionary · anarchist · dissident · protester
Unusual or unexpected trait
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- strangenessQuality of being peculiar
weirdness · kookiness · bizarreness · unconventionality · offbeatness · whimsicality · outlandishness · unorthodoxy
Departure from the expected
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- irregularityDeparture from standard
rarity · data point · edge case · variance · discrepancy · divergence · black swan · long shot
misfit
One who doesn't fit in
- weirdoPeculiar person, dismissively
- freakAbnormal deviation from typical
- kookEccentric or strange person
crackpot · character · original · nonconformist · maverick · eccentric · crank · screwball · nutcase · flake
rebel
Authority defier
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
contrarian · heretic · renegade · insurgent · radical · revolutionary · anarchist · dissident · protester · freethinker
quirkiness
Unusual or unexpected trait
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
strangeness · weirdness · kookiness · bizarreness · unconventionality · offbeatness · whimsicality · outlandishness · unorthodoxy · freakishness
anomaly
Departure from the expected
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- deviationDeparture from expected path
irregularity · rarity · data point · edge case · variance · discrepancy · divergence · black swan · long shot · wild card
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
- troublemakerstroublemaker, rascals, delinquents, imps, brats
- unpredictablessurprises, chance, randomness, uncertainty, unpredictables
- literary outsiderscounterculture, peripheral
oddballsconformists
Those obeying social norms
traditionalists · squares · straight arrows · company men · yes-men
oddballsordinary people
Everyday individuals, unremarkable
average Joes · regular people · everyman · normies · regular Joes