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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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“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

In a note, Oxford Economics said there was "virtually no chance" that rates would be cut at this week's meeting.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

As a result, there is no chance they will have enough time to debate them on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

But Jonathan Coad, a media lawyer who has represented Ferguson in defamation and privacy cases in the past, said there was "no chance" she would go to the US.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

I jumped right up and finished the event, but I knew I had no chance of medaling now.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles