also-ran

Noun

Meaning

a contestant who loses the contest

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

loser has-been turkey lemon dark horse quitter failure disaster disappointment flop fiasco clinker fizzle lame duck dud

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Antonyms

conqueror champ champion beater legionary medalist

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Hypernyms

contestant

Hyponyms

old maid

Examples

It edged CNN 285,000 to 270,000 in the demo, with also-ran MSNBC coming in at 170,000. Source: Internet

He was world-renowned, a perennial Nobel Prize also-ran; Taylor, while accomplished, didn’t publish his debut novel until 1995. Source: Internet

Harding ran for the Republican nomination for president in 1920, but he was considered an also-ran with little chance of success. Source: Internet

I'm only second cousin to King George V and only thirty fourth in line to the throne which makes me a royal also-ran. Source: Internet

No matter if we’re playing Germany and are likely to get Mullered or we’re facing an also-ran like San Marino that we’ll, hopefully, sweep past. Source: Internet

Tora! to the "also-ran" status, due to its slow-moving plotline. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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