unfancied
Expected to lose
Unfancied means not favored or not expected to win.
The word appears almost exclusively in British sports coverage, describing competitors given little chance of success: The unfancied team pulled off a stunning upset.
An unfancied horse in a race is one the bookmakers and bettors have overlooked.
One excluded from group
- long shotUnlikely to succeed
- dark horseUnlikely but possible winner
- Cinderella storyImprobable rise to victory
- challengerOne competing against incumbent
scrappy · plucky · against the odds · uphill battle · David vs Goliath · rank outsider · no-hoper · unseeded
Valued below true worth
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- disregardedNot given consideration
unnoticed · unrecognized · overlooked · bypassed · sidelined · unconsidered · forgotten · unheeded
Without financial or moral support
- unpopularNot liked by many
- long oddsUnfavorable probability ratio
- unselectedNot picked or chosen
- untippedGiven no gratuity
unchosen · unpicked · unrated · unsupported · off the radar · spurned
outsider
One excluded from group
- long shotUnlikely to succeed
- dark horseUnlikely but possible winner
- Cinderella storyImprobable rise to victory
challenger · scrappy · plucky · against the odds · uphill battle · David vs Goliath · rank outsider · no-hoper · unseeded · unheralded
underrated
Valued below true worth
- undervaluedRated below true worth
- neglectedNot given proper attention
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
disregarded · unnoticed · unrecognized · overlooked · bypassed · sidelined · unconsidered · forgotten · unheeded · unappreciated
unbacked
Without financial or moral support
- unpopularNot liked by many
- long oddsUnfavorable probability ratio
- unselectedNot picked or chosen
untipped · unchosen · unpicked · unrated · unsupported · off the radar · spurned