underdog
The word “underdog” has 3 syllables: un-der-dog
It's pronounced as /ˈʌn.dɚ.dɔːɡ/
What is synonym and antonym for underdog?
In the thesaurus, “underdog” has 14 synonyms and 9 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for underdog along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for underdog
- bottom dog
- casualty
- collateral damage
- dark horse
- fatality
- longshot
- loser
- loss
- martyr
- murderee
- out-of-towner
- prey
- sacrifice
- victim
Antonyms for underdog
Meanings of underdog
- noun
- A competitor thought unlikely to win.
- Somebody at a disadvantage.
- A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.
Example Sentences
- Everyone was rooting for the underdog in the final match.
- Despite being the underdog, she managed to win the election.
- The movie tells an inspiring story of an underdog who rises to fame.
- The team embraced their underdog status and played with determination.
- He has a soft spot for the underdog, always cheering for the unlikely winner.
On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to underdog, such as: assassin, bottom dog, casualty, collateral damage, dark horse, fatality, favorite.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
dark horse
- adventure
- also-ran
- applicant
- applier
- aspirant
- bet
- campaigner
- candidate
- chance
- claimant
- competitor
- contender
- contestant
- crapshoot
- crown prince
- enterprise
- entrant
- entry
- expectant
- favorite
- favorite son
- flier
- flutter
- flyer
- gamble
- hazard
- hopeful
- hundred-to-one shot
- improbability
- liberty
- little chance
- little opportunity
- long shot
- nominee
- outside chance
- outside shot
- play
- poor bet
- poor lookout
- poor possibility
- poor prognosis
- poor prospect
- pretender
- prospect
- qualifier
- running mate
- seeker
- sleeper
- slim chance
- small chance
- speculation
- spoiler
- stake
- stalking horse
- throw
- underdog
- unexpected winner
- unknown
- unknown quantity
- unlikelihood
- unlikely winner
- upsetter
- venture
- wager
maltreated
- a slave to
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- bashed
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- browbeaten
- brutalized
- buffeted
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- despairing
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- hectored
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- roughhoused
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- subjugated
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- thrashed
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- tyrannized
- underdog
- underfoot
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- violated
- wounded
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fatality
raven
- aim
- atramentous
- bituminous
- black
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- blackmail
- bleed
- bolt
- booty
- brunet
- brunette
- bully
- burden
- casualty
- charcoal
- chase
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- clog
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- coal
- coal-black
- congest
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- cram
- dark
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- devour
- dingy
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- dusky
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- eat
- ebon
- ebony
- exploit
- feast
- feed on
- fill
- fish
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- fowl
- game
- gloomy
- glut
- gobble
- goods
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- graft
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- harbinger
- haunt
- hog
- hot goods
- hunt
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- inhale
- inklike
- inky
- intimidate
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- jade
- jet
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- kill
- live off
- livid
- load
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- make
- make a pig of
- mark
- martyr
- meat
- melanoid
- midnight
- mug
- murky
- objective
- obsidian
- omen
- onyx
- oppress
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- overload
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- pack
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- pitch
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- prey
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- rapine
- ravin
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- sable
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- shadowy
- slate
- sloe
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- storm petrel
- stuff
- stygian
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- sunless
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- swill
- take
- take advantage of
- tax
- trappings
- trouble
- underdog
- unlighted
- unlit
- victim
- victimize
- weigh
- wild animals
- winnings
- wolf
- wood
- worry