Dark-horse synonyms
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Part of speech:
stalking-horse
Something used to cover one's true purpose; a decoy.
One that has little talent or success:
little chance
little opportunity
A venture that offers a great reward if successful but has very little chance of success.
outside-chance
(Idiomatic) small chance.
outside shot
poor bet
poor lookout
poor possibility
poor prognosis
poor prospect
remote possibility
Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.
slim chance
small chance
unexpected winner
Not well known or widely known:
Absence of likelihood; the state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability.
unlikely winner
Find another word for dark-horse. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for dark-horse, like: stalking-horse, also-ran, little chance, little opportunity, long-shot, outside-chance, outside shot, poor bet, poor lookout, poor possibility and poor prognosis.