1
reject(noun, inferior)
1
remote possibility(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
1
sleeper(unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, improbability, implausibility)
1
slim chance(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
1
small chance(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
1
sport
1
stalking-horse
1
stalking horse(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
1
stooge
1
subaltern(noun, inferior)
1
unexpected winner(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
1
unknown(doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper, improbability, implausibility)
1
unknown quantity(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
1
unlikelihood(unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper, improbability)
1
unlikely winner(expression, unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper)
1
upsetter(unknown, doubtfulness, underdog, sleeper, improbability)
0
abortion(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
0
andno-hoper
0
bankruptcy(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
0
beside
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