shot in dark
Uninformed hopeful try
A shot in the dark is an attempt made with little information or hope of success—like firing a gun in darkness without seeing the target.
It often introduces a guess: This is a shot in the dark, but did you used to work at the coffee shop on Main Street?
The phrase acknowledges low odds while still trying.
- guessEstimate without certainty
- wild guessUninformed speculation attempt
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
- hunchUnproven inner sense
- blindLacking the sense of sight
blind faith · risk · speculation · longshot · random · chance · pure luck · uncertainty · aim · bullet · flashlight · night · risky · taking chances · long odds · hopeful · desperate · intuition
- guessesguess, conjecture, supposition, speculation, surmise
- risksrisk, gamble, bet, wager, chance it
- learning processbeginner stage, trial and error, learn by doing, orientation, onboarding
certainty and information basis
shot in darksure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
safe bet · certainty · informed decision · educated guess · calculated risk
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