poor bet

NOUN

dark horse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

also-ran long shot sleeper underdog

WEAK

hundred-to-one shot improbability little chance little opportunity outside chance outside shot 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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That proved to be a poor bet a couple of hours later when the Ducks rolled to a 3-1 victory, evening the best-of-seven playoff series at 1-1.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

So both investors and financial advisers are guilty of a fundamental confusion when arguing that, because inflation may get worse in coming years, bonds are a poor bet.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It’s a very poor bet to act on the assumption that they would.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

If he is right — and there is reason to worry he is — Western policies and provisions that maintain the status quo are a poor bet.

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2023

"So it is Akers and Howard Cardew, and one's a knave and one's a poor bet."

From A Poor Wise Man by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

poor bet

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