different breed

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NOUN

misfit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bohemian dissenter dropout eccentric freak oddball outsider weirdo

STRONG

beatnik dissident individualist loser offbeat

WEAK

fish out of water lone wolf odd man out

NOUN

nonconformist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dissenter dissident free spirit individualist maverick

STRONG

beatnik bohemian demonstrator dropout eccentric freak heretic hippie iconoclast liberal malcontent misbeliever oddball offbeat original protester radical rebel revolutionary sectary separatist weirdo

WEAK

dissentient fish out of water night person

Antonyms

STRONG

conformist square

Example Sentences

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different breed

"I am a - what do you say? - a different breed," says Josef.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025

You have to be a bit of a different breed to be able to handle that and mesh all that together.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024

“He’s just a different breed of a pitcher.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2023

"The West Virginia lawmakers involved here are a slightly different breed," the publication wrote.

From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2023

“We are talking about a different breed of being,” said Bill.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling