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dark horse n.
fat chance n.
long shot n.

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 bet poor lookout poor possibility poor prognosis poor prospect slim chance stalking horse unexpected winner unknown unknown quantity unlikelihood unlikely winner upsetter

NOUN

fat chance

Synonyms

WEAK

chance in a million ghost of a chance impossible no chance no way not a prayer poor outlook poor possibility poor prospect slim 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 no chance off-chance one in a million outside chance poor bed slim chance

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small chance

Phoenix’s first-round 2027 draft pick the Sparks acquired will most likely be the seventh overall, with a small chance at being first or second because of the WNBA’s two-year lottery odds format.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

ING economist Carsten Brzeski said however that there is "a small chance that the ECB will hike", but that a hold is still the most likely scenario.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

We've still got a small chance to qualify automatically.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

"I felt that if there was even a small chance that it could revive an entire class of antifungal medicine, we had to explore it."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026

This whole thing, he knew, was crazy and had only a small chance of working.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

small chance

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