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coin flip

NOUN
likelihood
Synonyms
STRONGEST
possibility probability prospect tendency trend
STRONG
direction liability likeliness plausibility presumption reasonableness toss-up
WEAK
even break fair shake fifty-fifty fighting chance good chance long shot outside chance shot at strong possibility
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unlikelihood

Example Sentences

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The CME’s FedWatch tool says the market doesn’t think it’ll be a coin flip, with a 96% chance the federal funds rate will remain between 3.5% and 3.75%.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Traders see the chance of a rate cut at the December 9-10 meeting as basically a coin flip now, down from a two-thirds chance a week ago.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Investors now believe a December rate cut is roughly a coin flip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 16, 2025

Traders now see next month’s decision as a coin flip, after pricing in odds of a quarter point reduction at around 95% as recently as mid-October, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Coby asks at midfield for the coin flip.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander