Synonyms for dark horse
dark horse

Princeton's WordNet

1. dark horsenoun

   a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

2. dark horsenoun

   a racehorse about which little is known

Matched Categories

1. • Campaigner
   • Racehorse

Suggested Resources

1. dark horse

   Read the full text of the Dark Horse poem by Robert Haigh on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Alison Willmore:

   I can see a world where 'Parasite' could be a dark horse candidate. It's so beloved. Once we get past that, there is probably a chance for 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.

2. Tom Robbins, _Skinny Legs and All_, 1990, p. 305.:

   ...to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate on Heaven is to create hell. In their desperate longing to transcend the disorderliness, friction, and unpredictability that pesters life; in their desire for a fresh start in a tidy habitat, germ-free and secured by angels, religious multitudes are gambling the only life they may ever have on a dark horse in a race that has no finish line."

3. Alison Willmore:

   Right now, it's looking like '1917''s to lose, i can see a world where 'Parasite' could be a dark horse candidate. It's so beloved. Once we get past that, there is probably a chance for 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.