outside chances
Slim odds scenarios
Outside chances are slim possibilities—outcomes that could happen but probably won't.
The "outside" suggests something at the far edge of likelihood, not in the probable center: He has an outside chance of making the team.
The phrase typically appears when someone wants to acknowledge a possibility without overselling it.
- dark horseUnlikely but possible winner
- dark horse candidateUnderestimated potential winner
- improbabilityQuality of being doubtful
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
- sleeperOne at rest
hopeful · longshot · against all odds · lucky break · unlikely · hail mary · prospects · rarity · Cinderella story · remote · one in a million · gamble · calculated risk · wager · last resort · serendipity · risks · wishful thinking
- unpredictablessurprises, randomness, uncertainty, unpredictables, wild cards
outside chancessure things
Guaranteed outcomes
certainties · dead certs · foregone conclusions · guarantees · locks
outside chancessafe bets
Likely winning wagers
favorites · front-runners · shoo-ins · easy money · top seeds
outside, chance, side, outsider, outsiders, chances, chancy, sided, sides