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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“This obviously has no chance of becoming law this year,” said Matthew Fiedler, senior fellow at the Center on Health Policy at the Brookings Institution.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

He had no chance with Saibari's powerful strike in game two and kept Scotland in the contest with several fine stops, denying Achraf Hakimi, Bilal El Khannouss and Chemsdine Talbi.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Mexico, which won on a fluke goal and two miraculous saves, stands virtually no chance of beating soccer titans like France and Argentina once the knockout stage of the World Cup begins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The others in the contest either have little to no chance of winning or, again, used to work for Palantir.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

There was no chance by day of getting into the place unseen.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

no chance

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