odd one out

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

odd one out

noun odd ones out · odd man out

  1. countable Something or someone in a group that is different or exceptional, that does not fit. Am I the odd one out for thinking this is quite alarming? That I should find it weird to see a 41-year-old influencer bleating about her “bleph”.

    Similar: odd man out

  2. uncountable A visual puzzle where the guesser has to choose which word, picture or symbol, etc. does not fit with the others.

Translations

Every language

noun misfit

日本語仲間外れ nakama hazure
Françaisintrus
Italianointruso, eccentrico

noun puzzle

日本語仲間外れ nakama hazure
Françaisintrus
Italianotrova l'intruso

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"odd one out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/odd%20one%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

odd one out. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/odd%20one%20out

Chicago

"odd one out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/odd%20one%20out.

BibTeX
@misc{odd_one_out_2026,
  title = {odd one out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odd%20one%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}