ALSO-RANS Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

also-rans

noun

plural of also-ran

as in losers

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

as in entrants

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Dissimilar Words

noncompetitors

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Noun

The biggest losers right now are truckload carriers, especially small firms or owner-operators.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
But the specific way markets are taking root—with much of the population too poor to participate meaningfully, with no rule of law, and with the gap between winners and losers steadily widening—is pernicious for the country’s future.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of losers

Noun

There were five five-star QBs in that class, of which only one, Texas’s Arch Manning, remains at his original school, and two, Jackson Arnold and Malachi Nelson, have been major disappointments.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Earnings disappointments led to our exits from Procter & Gamble and Dover .

— Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of disappointments

Noun

This year, the video contest received 347 entries from 40 countries, judged by a panel composed of specialists in science and advanced light microscopy.

— Molly Finlay, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
Some of the entries this year have been knocking on the Hall door for years, including Tickle Me Elmo, the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Mahjong.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of entries

Noun

Plus, those dogs checked the pipes far more often, making the entire fab safer for everyone.

— Pat Gelsinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
PetMD recommends skipping the fancy labels and instead choosing shampoos that are pH-balanced for dogs and targeted to actual skin and coat needs like dryness, shedding or itching.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of dogs

Noun

A lot of pitchers, a lot of position players here, players that can play all over the field.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Deciding to move either Altuve or Alvarez to left field on a full-time basis would help alleviate some of this mess, but would leave the players vulnerable to injury and the ballclub vulnerable to bad defense.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of players

Noun

Officials said special attention will be given to gravel roads that could be susceptible to washouts and erosion.

— Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
But in a world where a few basis points separates legends from washouts, a 10-point edge is an enormous windfall for anyone who trusted Kalshi’s numbers over those crunched by CME, the giant futures-exchange operator.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of washouts

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