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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to long shot, such as: fluke, chance hit, hundred-to-one shot, little chance, long odds, and lucky shot.
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A mile then was a long shot for the largest guns, and the Yankee cruisers had made a fair start.
STORIES OF OUR NAVAL HEROESVARIOUSYou have a lot of soreheads to handle, here and at the division shops, and it isn't all their fault, not by a long shot.
THE WRECKERSFRANCIS LYNDENot that he or anybody else can tell me all about you—not by a long shot; I know boys and young men well enough for that.
AND SO THEY WERE MARRIEDFLORENCE MORSE KINGSLEYGavegan had grumbled to himself that it was only a thousand to one shot; but luck had been with him, and his long shot had won.
CHILDREN OF THE WHIRLWINDLEROY SCOTTThe actual limit is when the star has reached the density of a neutron, and this star hasn't collapsed that far by a long shot.
ISLANDS OF SPACEJOHN W CAMPBELLIt is the most wonderful thing I ever heard of; by a long shot the most wonderful—and unexpected.'
LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, COMPLETEMARK TWAIN (SAMUEL CLEMENS)The long shot kicked up a lot of spray around the fleet American vessel, but it was of no use.
FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEACHARLES H. L. JOHNSTON“Not by a long shot,” he went on with energy, and a conviction for which he could not at the moment see any tangible foundation.
THE BOY FROM HOLLOW HUTISLA MAY MULLINSYouve got your faults, George, as all of us have, but being a coward isnt one of them by a long shot.
MOTOR BOAT BOYS DOWN THE DANUBELOUIS ARUNDELAnastasio and I ran down a bit, and I tried a long shot at the leading ram.
HUNTING IN MANY LANDSVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO LONG SHOT
- also-ran
- hundred-to-one shot
- improbability
- little chance
- little opportunity
- long shot
- outside chance
- outside shot
- poor bet
- poor lookout
- poor possibility
- poor prognosis
- poor prospect
- sleeper
- slim chance
- small chance
- stalking horse
- underdog
- unexpected winner
- unknown
- unknown quantity
- unlikelihood
- unlikely winner
- upsetter
- ambiguous
- borderline
- chancy
- clouded
- contingent
- debatable
- dicey
- disreputable
- doubtable
- dubious
- dubitable
- equivocal
- far-fetched
- fat chance
- fishy
- hazardous
- hazy
- iffy
- impugnable
- inconclusive
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indistinct
- insecure
- long shot
- obscure
- on thin ice
- open
- pending
- precarious
- problematic
- shady
- sneaky
- speculative
- suspect
- suspicious
- touch-and-go
- touchy
- uncertain
- unconfirmed
- undecided
- uneasy
- unsettled
- unstable
- unsure
- up for grabs
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.