Synonyms for wild card
wild card

Princeton's WordNet

1. wild cardnoun

   an unpredictable factor

   "the weather was a wild card"

2. wild cardnoun

   a playing card whose value can be determined by the person who holds it

Matched Categories

1. • Factor
   • Playing Card

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1. Tomas Marecek:

   (The wild card is) what will be the (geopolitical) relation between Ukraine and Russia.

2. Hugh Tallents:

   I can see them getting bought out or taken private, but they wouldn't be interesting to big banks, Schwab or Morgan Stanley. A wild card could be PayPal.

3. Alan Lin:

   Austin [Rogers] especially was a big unknown. All I knew is that he had won 12 games and a lot of money, so when I heard I was going up against him in the first round, my goal was honestly just shooting for a wild-card spot. But then I think I played the best game of ‘Jeopardy!’ I’ve ever played and got the lock game, which really helped my confidence, though that confidence promptly deserted me the next day.

4. Agnieszka Radwanska:

   Not for those suspended for doping. Maria should rebuild her career in a different way, beginning with smaller events, she wouldn't have a chance for (a wild card) from my hands (if I was a tournament director).

5. The Cardinals:

   We're excited about it, and it's not something we take for granted, obviously, we would love to win the division and bypass the wild card game. Just getting in any way we can is special.