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slim and none

ADJECTIVE
improbable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fanciful implausible rare unbelievable unlikely
WEAK
doubtful dubious far-fetched flimsy hundred-to-one iffy inconceivable not expected outside chance questionable slim uncertain unconvincing unheard of unimaginable unsubstantial weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believable likely ordinary plausible probably real
WEAK
ostensible possible probable tenable

Example Sentences

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First, the odds you’ll actually win are somewhere between slim and none.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

When Clark limped off the court over two months ago, though, the Fever’s chances seemed to be between slim and none.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 19, 2025

With just eight games left in their schedule — two fewer than the Kraken have — odds of the Flames now catching them appear to hinge between slim and none.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2023

“I don’t think it is a big problem, because his presidential prospects are between slim and none, and ‘slim’ is now in Texas,” he said.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2019

The chances of the Dodgers' landing Manny Machado are somewhere between slim and none, and slim just left town.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2018