one in a million
Singular, nearly unique
One in a million describes someone or something exceptionally rare and valuable—so special that you might encounter only one among a million others: She's one in a million.
The phrase emphasizes uniqueness and good fortune in finding such a person or thing.
A one-in-a-million chance is extremely unlikely but not impossible: It was a one-in-a-million shot, but he made it.
- long shotUnlikely to succeed
- gemPolished precious stone
- rareSeldom found or seen
- uncommonSeldom occurring or found
- once in a blue moonExtremely infrequently
lightning strike · treasure · inimitable · rarity · rare bird · one of a kind · phenomenal · singular · needle in a haystack · unparalleled · unicorn · one-off · prodigy · irreplaceable · extraordinary · priceless · exceptional · against all odds
- needle in a haystackhidden gem, diamond in the rough, buried treasure, rare find, four-leaf clover
- Number Phrasesone and only, two cents, three strikes, four corners, five senses
- rarityrare, scarce, uncommon, infrequent, scant
- long shotslong shot, longshot, long odds, dark horse, underdog
- Extreme Adjectivesastronomical, boundless, colossal, countless, endless
- math expressionsdo the math, add up, crunch numbers, number crunching, number cruncher
one in a milliona dime a dozen
Abundant and unremarkable
dime a dozen · commonplace · ordinary · ubiquitous · run-of-the-mill
one in a millionunremarkable
Not worthy of comment
forgettable · nondescript · unexceptional · nothing to write home about · nobody special
single, million, millions, oneness, billion, billionaire, millionth, multimillion