UNDERDOG

underdog

(noun) one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

underdog (plural underdogs)

A competitor thought unlikely to win.

Synonym: little guy

Somebody at a disadvantage.

A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.

Antonyms

• favourite, favorite

• sure bet

• safe bet

• top dog

Anagrams

• grounded, undergod

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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