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no chance

NOUN

fat chance

Synonyms

WEAK

chance in a million ghost of a chance impossible no way not a prayer poor outlook poor possibility poor prospect slim chance small chance snowball's chance in hell unthinkable very little chance when hell freezes over

NOUN

long shot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fluke

WEAK

chance hit hundred-to-one shot little chance long odds lucky shot off-chance one in a million outside chance poor bed slim chance small chance

ADJECTIVE

desperate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

despondent forlorn futile sad vain

STRONG

downcast goner

WEAK

at end of one's rope back to the wall can't win dead duck despairing desponding gone hard up in the soup in the toilet inconsolable irrecoverable irremediable irretrievable no-win running out of time sunk up against it up the creek useless wretched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful happy hopeful joyful

WEAK

calm confident content contented satisfactory satisfied secure unworried

Example Sentences

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Now, it has no chance against the U.S. military, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"He is going away from goal, but then has the nous to put it in the far corner, leaving the goalkeeper no chance at all."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

There is little to no chance that she will ever be able to repay these loans.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“I didn’t vote for it, though. I had another favorite, a Chinese film that stood no chance of winning.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

But there was no chance for Penelope to share this plot twist with Simon, for Lord Fredrick whimpered with hunger for the chickens, and the situation needed to be addressed at once.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

no chance

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