LONG SHOT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

long shot

noun

Definition of long shot

as in dark horse

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sure thing

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Recent Examples of long shot If one of the sounder minds in the White House sees peace as a long shot at best, what did the past 10 days of US-Ukrainian fallout achieve? — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026 Now, the Yellow Jackets are just hoping for bowl eligibility — and even that looks like a long shot. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026 After Washe’s long shot went in through the legs of screening teammate Jeff Malott, Sennecke finished a strong passing sequence with Gauthier and Nikita Nesterenko. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 After Washe's long shot went in through the legs of screening teammate Jeff Malott, Sennecke finished a strong passing sequence with Gauthier and Nikita Nesterenko. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for long shot

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Noun

The perpetually-hip New York distributor appears to be grooming the film as an awards-season dark horse; it was recently submitted for Golden Globes consideration in the drama categories, rather than the less competitive musical or comedy race.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
The real tests are here Miami has already beaten a Wake Forest team that is looking like a dark horse team in the ACC and easily handled Clemson, which is on the downswing but has been one of the league’s top teams for the better part of the decade.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of dark horse

Noun

The play changed the momentum of the game and in many ways paved the path for the Panthers’ third consecutive loss and the Broncos’ fifth consecutive win.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 9 Nov. 2026
And what’s most fascinating is the contrast in the execution of the play when the Chiefs tried it a year ago.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of play

Noun

The latter pair hope one day to buy their liberty, Emmaline also pinning romantic hopes on Jeremiah, who once secretly taught her to read and write.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Which, of course, is about a young woman who has this great liberty and wide-open future before her—a grand vision of what may happen in her life—but for whom things close down in a really chilling way.

— Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

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