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hundred-to-one

ADJECTIVE
impossible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd futile hopeless impassable impractical inaccessible inconceivable insurmountable preposterous unattainable unimaginable unreasonable unthinkable unworkable useless
STRONG
visionary
WEAK
beyond contrary to reason cureless hardly possible impervious impracticable inexecutable infeasible irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question too much unachievable uncorrectable unfeasible unobtainable unrecoverable way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believable conceivable hopeful imaginable logical practical reasonable sensible
WEAK
achievable obtainable possible
ADJECTIVE
improbable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fanciful implausible rare unbelievable unlikely
WEAK
doubtful dubious far-fetched flimsy iffy inconceivable not expected outside chance questionable slim slim and none uncertain unconvincing unheard of unimaginable unsubstantial weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believable likely ordinary plausible probably real
WEAK
ostensible possible probable tenable
ADJECTIVE
unattainable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
futile hopeless impassable impervious impractical inaccessible inconceivable insurmountable unimaginable unreasonable unthinkable unworkable useless
WEAK
absurd beyond contrary to reason cureless hardly possible impracticable inexecutable infeasible irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question preposterous too much unachievable uncorrectable unfeasible unobtainable unrealizable unrecoverable visionary way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believable conceivable hopeful imaginable open practical reasonable sensible
ADJECTIVE
unrealizable
Synonyms
WEAK
absurd beyond contrary to reason cureless futile hardly possible hopeless impassable impervious impracticable impractical inaccessible inconceivable inexecutable infeasible insurmountable irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question preposterous too much unachievable unattainable uncorrectable unfeasible unimaginable unobtainable unreasonable unrecoverable unthinkable unworkable useless visionary way-out
ADJECTIVE
unworkable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd futile impassable impractical unattainable unreasonable unthinkable useless
WEAK
beyond contrary to reason cureless hardly possible hopeless impervious impracticable inaccessible inconceivable inexecutable infeasible insurmountable irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question preposterous too much unachievable uncorrectable unfeasible unimaginable unobtainable unrealizable unrecoverable visionary way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
logical practical reasonable sensible
NOUN
hazard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accident mishap possibility risk
STRONG
adventure coincidence dynamite fling fluke go misfortune toss-up venture wager
WEAK
long shot lucky break lucky hit risky business stroke of luck way the ball bounces way the cookie crumbles
Antonyms
STRONG
design plan
WEAK
certainty determination fact proof

Example Sentences

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Each X signifies that the active substance has undergone a ten-to-one dilution, each C a hundred-to-one dilution.

From Time Magazine Archive

Clary, like defendants in other crack cases, challenged the constitutionality of the hundred-to-one ratio.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Before her very eyes the stone which the builders had rejected had become the main thing, the hundred-to-one shot had walked away with the race.

From The Clicking of Cuthbert by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

I'm going to go you, though I think you're plunging on a hundred-to-one shot.

From Cape Cod Stories by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

He was never a hundred-to-one shot in that race now that the Mule had regained her head and was running away down mid-channel regardless of obstacles.

From Down the Yellowstone by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)