What is another word for also-ran?
461 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ˈɒlsə͡ʊɹˈan], [ ˈɒlsəʊɹˈan], [ ˈɒ_l_s_əʊ_ɹ_ˈa_n]
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Synonyms for Also-ran:
n.
• dark horse (noun)- un likelihood,
- under dogs,
- un-likelihood,
- outside chances,
- under-dog,
- hundred to one shot,
- little chances,
- slim chances,
- alsoran,
- un-known,
- up setters,
- dark-horse,
- under dog,
- hundred-to-one shots,
- up-setters,
- up setter,
- also ran,
- under-dogs,
- unlikely winners,
- unknown quantities,
- stalking horses,
- hundred to one shots,
- poor lookouts,
- poor possibilities,
- poor prognosi,
- upsetters,
- un known,
- small chances,
- un-knowns,
- unexpected winners,
- un likelihoods,
- little opportunities,
- up-setter,
- poor bets,
- poor prospects,
- un knowns,
- outside shots,
- un-likelihoods.
- has-been,
- washout,
- defaulter,
- no good,
- bankrupts,
- underachiever,
- good-for-nothing,
- might-have-been,
- underachievers,
- born losers,
- insolvents,
- born loser,
- has-beens,
- lumpy,
- defaulters,
- nonperformer,
- incompetents.
- flop,
- second fiddle,
- reject,
- turkey,
- underdog,
- dud,
- subaltern,
- lemon,
- second banana,
- inferior,
- subordinate,
- second,
- nonstarter,
- underling.
- dis advantaged,
- down and outer,
- defeateds,
- flunkees,
- underprivilegeds,
- dis-advantageds,
- under-privileged,
- dis advantageds,
- disadvantageds,
- dis-advantaged,
- under privileged.
- loser,
- slim chance,
- sleepers,
- dark horse,
- flunkee,
- poor lookout,
- failure,
- poor bet,
- poor possibility,
- unlikelihoods,
- stalking horse,
- unlikely winner,
- unlikelihood,
- unknown quantity,
- little chance,
- small chance,
- poor prospect,
- outside shot,
- outside chance,
- little opportunity,
- unexpected winner,
- hundred-to-one shot,
- upsetter,
- sleeper,
- unknowns,
- poor prognosis.
Other synonyms:
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- clunker.
- catch,
- fuckup,
- equate,
- mates,
- whizz,
- spoil,
- dumbbell,
- put off,
- flub,
- nonexistence,
- secondly,
- fluff,
- loss leader,
- belly-up,
- subordinate word,
- regnant,
- disdain,
- bright,
- nonachiever,
- ne'er-do-well,
- deed,
- botch up,
- hissing,
- goof-off,
- irregular,
- disport,
- subsidiary,
- sec,
- deficient,
- winner,
- aspirer,
- wannabe,
- zinnia,
- athletics,
- spinster,
- aspiring,
- mate,
- hyponym,
- instant,
- tragedy,
- unlikeliness,
- circumvent,
- periwinkle,
- blow,
- dissident,
- wiz,
- mo,
- shnook,
- cull,
- mavin,
- indorse,
- pass up,
- break,
- boob,
- clinker brick,
- bit,
- bollocks up,
- goat,
- check,
- incompetent person,
- no-good,
- second base,
- decline,
- backing,
- dummy,
- hotshot,
- lark about,
- compeer,
- straight man,
- cipher,
- equal,
- subscript,
- lark,
- catastrophe,
- patronage,
- parry,
- supporter,
- fighter,
- right,
- maize,
- refuse,
- deed of conveyance,
- ruling,
- feature,
- unequal to,
- resist,
- pooh-pooh,
- calamity,
- mug,
- goldbrick,
- sleeper goby,
- incapable,
- floating-point operation,
- hedge,
- nobody,
- gamboge,
- title of respect,
- douse,
- title-holder,
- adept,
- foul up,
- scorn,
- sportsman,
- taper off,
- paladin,
- promising,
- chomp,
- bumble,
- oppose,
- blunderer,
- correspond,
- debacle,
- screw up,
- muck up,
- laughingstock,
- rule out,
- superior,
- first,
- flunkey,
- wishful,
- bust,
- railroad tie,
- sleeping car,
- slumberer,
- maven,
- booster,
- cinder,
- nominee,
- yes-man,
- agree,
- ball up,
- superstar,
- republic of turkey,
- spurn,
- wagon-lit,
- moment,
- endorse,
- red periwinkle,
- louse up,
- junior-grade,
- clumsy,
- equalize,
- bumbler,
- protagonist,
- pit,
- bobble,
- twin,
- muff,
- chunky,
- lucifer,
- skylark,
- play,
- dependent,
- style,
- equalise,
- back,
- backup,
- lowly,
- butcher,
- virtuoso,
- unqualified,
- ruin,
- sportswoman,
- rose periwinkle,
- objector,
- secondary,
- form of address,
- pretext,
- lemon tree,
- frisk,
- cavort,
- fool,
- low-level,
- rival,
- mess up,
- misfire,
- elude,
- substandard,
- bungling,
- lemon yellow,
- pair,
- statute title,
- petty,
- no-count,
- play off,
- arcsecond,
- secondment,
- prospect,
- sibilation,
- lower-ranking,
- dupe,
- claim,
- no-account,
- flunky,
- stinker,
- friction match,
- soft touch,
- entitle,
- sensation,
- duck's egg,
- 2d,
- tie,
- turn down,
- jibe,
- fall flat,
- gull,
- dope,
- collapse,
- prizewinning,
- defend,
- botcher,
- dissenter,
- cayenne jasmine,
- crosstie,
- wash,
- hiss,
- smash,
- peer,
- pinhead,
- dodge,
- hero,
- fun,
- drawing card,
- bungler,
- touch,
- mishandle,
- favourite,
- sorry,
- winnow out,
- frolic,
- fat chance,
- skirt,
- meritless,
- fudge,
- boast,
- botch,
- stumbler,
- second gear,
- bungle,
- foot soldier,
- favorite,
- unskilled,
- butt,
- bollix,
- wizard,
- rubric,
- run around,
- genius,
- summercater,
- number 1,
- endorsement,
- 2nd,
- turn away,
- campaigner,
- friend,
- dip,
- patsy,
- subdue,
- unknown,
- founder,
- underperformer,
- insolvent,
- fizzle out,
- deadbeat,
- sucker,
- sidestep,
- whiz,
- rollick,
- mark,
- evade,
- fumbler,
- good-for-naught,
- wannabee,
- fumbling,
- nebbech,
- mutation,
- bollix up,
- gibe,
- fumble,
- admirer,
- bankruptcy,
- master,
- romp,
- chump,
- disapprove,
- fall through,
- minute,
- bomb,
- mutant,
- variation,
- cypher,
- protester,
- freeze off,
- fit,
- ace,
- back-number,
- cape periwinkle,
- couple,
- bollocks,
- joker,
- eliminate,
- tally,
- gambol,
- star,
- old maid flower,
- peter out,
- cataclysm.
- clinker,
- hopeful,
- favorite son,
- booby,
- incompetent,
- runner-up,
- schlemiel,
- schlimazel,
- bankrupt,
- fall guy,
- lame-duck,
- nonentity,
- fizzle,
- sad sack,
- andno-hoper,
- unsuccessful candidate,
- aspirant,
- misfit,
- defeated player,
- non-starter,
- schnook,
- running mate,
- stooge,
- unsuccessful person,
- victim,
- candidate who lost,
- bummer,
- shlimazel,
- false alarm,
- lead balloon,
- duck,
- shlemiel,
- good sport,
- stalking-horse,
- nebbish,
- candidate,
- sport,
- fiasco.
How to use "Also-ran" in context?
An "also-ran" is an unofficial political runner who, although not officially endorsed by a political party or candidate, does not campaign as a protest. Instead, they offer their support to other candidates in the race, hoping to gain voter support in the event that their preferred candidate does not win.
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