What is another word for underdog?

Synonyms for underdog
ˈʌn dərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒgun·der·dog

This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word underdog.

Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. underdognoun

    Antonyms:
    top dog, sure bet, favourite, favorite, safe bet

  2. underdognoun

    Antonyms:
    favourite, safe bet, sure bet, top dog, favorite

  3. underdognoun

    Antonyms:
    top dog, safe bet, favorite, sure bet, favourite

  4. underdognoun

    Antonyms:
    top dog, favourite, safe bet, sure bet, favorite

Princeton's WordNet

  1. underdognoun

    one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

Matched Categories

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "underdog":

    outsider, loser, fairy, oppressed

How to pronounce underdog?

How to say underdog in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

rankingword
#8521fairy
#15262loser
#24120outsider
#24815oppressed
#27120underdog

How to use underdog in a sentence?

  1. Darren Clarke:

    Maybe from the European point of view, we're perceived as the underdogs, we have been sometimes in the past, but there shouldn't really be an underdog tag, the teams are so equally matched.

  2. Rick Santorum:

    It was a great campaign last time, we were clearly the underdog, and we're starting out looking at this race and we'd be in the same position so we're very comfortable there.

  3. Jean Trebek:

    He loved representing the underdeveloped countries, communities, you know, he really wanted to be a spokesman for the underdog.

  4. John Kasich:

    If the governor does eventually plunge into the race, one thing seems guaranteed : He would be, by a large margin, the Republican field's most provocative voice. No, he likely would n’t win, and he might well get the snot kicked out of him. But more than any other underdog flirting with 2016, John Kasich — defiant, outspoken, critical of conservatism from within — could upend the tenor of the primary season. [ Calendar of a candidate - Ohio Gov. John Kasich will be making stops in South Carolina and New Hampshire at the end of the month. Columbus [ Ohio ] Dispatch :.

  5. Angus Johnston:

    They both see themselves as underdogs, but their understanding of what it means to be an underdog are playing out in very, very different ways.


Translations for underdog

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for underdog »

Translation

Find a translation for the underdog synonym in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Citation

Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"underdog." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/underdog>.

Discuss these underdog synonyms with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good synonym for underdog?

    Image or illustration of

    underdog

    Credit »

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant synonyms for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Synonyms.com

    Quiz

    Are you a human thesaurus?

    »
    Which of the following terms is not a synonym for "Tolerable"?
    A fair to middling
    B adequate
    C passable
    D constructive

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for underdog: