little opportunity

NOUN

dark horse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also-ran long shot sleeper underdog

WEAK

hundred-to-one shot improbability little chance outside chance outside shot poor bet poor lookout poor possibility poor prognosis poor prospect slim chance small chance stalking horse unexpected winner unknown unknown quantity unlikelihood unlikely winner upsetter

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Water can move rapidly through these pathways, leaving little opportunity for natural filtration.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

I left because economically, there is very little opportunity.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

When Liverpool's oldest surviving cinema reopened for Christmas, Jacob Molloy decided it was "a good little opportunity" to propose to his girlfriend of 10 years.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

Even Grand Rapids is at risk of backsliding, and some parts of the city are struggling with too little opportunity and too few strong families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

But Merlyn did not speak much, and when he did speak it was never in questions, so that the Wart had little opportunity for conversation.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

little opportunity

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