underdog


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Synonyms for underdog

weaker party

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Synonyms for underdog

a person living under very unhappy circumstances

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Words related to underdog

one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

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The author maintains that an underdog's sporting glory is invariably underpinned by the combined efforts of a large number of people, all of whom are unpaid, and shrewd leadership of traditionally 'small' football clubs by hard-working folk who, often in the face of adversity, keep the operation going by making almost negligible amounts of money.
Both are underdogs who have shaken the applecart enough to prove that complacency can be the enemy of all.
"At the end of the day, they have lost [star man] Cameron Smith, and that seems to be the trigger for them to be the underdogs but they have won the past four series.
18 that illustrates one casting group taking the underdog role to heart.
One can perhaps better understand now his identification with the role of underdog; Green is the big fish in a little pond who has stubbornly sought bigger waters despite their accompanying obstacles.
The underdog therefore is helped by public funds, but at a price later in the season.
You keep the opponent in the game and all of a sudden that 15-point underdog become a 10-point underdog and that 10-point underdog a 3-point underdog--and dangerous.
Instead, Emily and two friends organized the "underdog prom," attracting 45 students.
Hollywood has made a basket full of underdog movies.
"Despite being the underdog, there is still expectation to go out and do something," said Moore."The underdog mentality has almost been pushed to the side, with more going out to prove what we can do.
CHELSEA head coach Antonio Conte reckons it is time Tottenham shed their underdog tag and rebuked Mauricio Pochettino for appearing to prepare an excuse ahead of today's FA Cup semifinal at Wembley.
They are all famous people inked in our history books who have impacted our lives in some way, but they were also known for being the underdog. The odds were not in their favor to succeed.
I love being the underdog because every time I have been the underdog in a fight I have won, Pacquiao said.