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

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different breed

But Bardem’s Max is a different breed of psychopath from those previously embodied by Roberts DeNiro and Mitchum.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Suryakumar is also a different breed of leader than those who have come before.

From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2026

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

Koepka is a different breed when it comes to the majors and when he’s healthy.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

She found out pretty quick that I was a different breed of cat from Father.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner