Synonyms for underdog
ˈʌn dərˌdɔg, -ˌdɒgun·der·dog

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1. underdognoun

   Antonyms:
   top dog, sure bet, favourite, favorite, safe bet

2. underdognoun

   Antonyms:
   favourite, safe bet, sure bet, top dog, favorite

3. underdognoun

   Antonyms:
   top dog, safe bet, favorite, sure bet, favourite

4. underdognoun

   Antonyms:
   top dog, favourite, safe bet, sure bet, favorite

Princeton's WordNet

1. underdognoun

   one at a disadvantage and expected to lose

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1. • Loser

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1. List of paraphrases for "underdog":

   outsider, loser, fairy, oppressed

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1. Rick Santorum:

   We're sort of the patron saint of underdog candidates for president. We were the most unlikely of candidates to win and were not in the race until the very end.

2. John Biever:

   This is what fans do in March Madness. We root for the underdog. We root for the improbable. That’s why we love this tournament so much, this is the ultimate storyline. The tough kid from Queens who got hurt in the NCAA tournament and couldn't play — couldn't finish out his career — now gets the chance to coach a tough, gritty team that’s become the darling of the country, and so we literally have – I wouldn’t say David vs. Goliath — but Shaheen vs. Goliath this weekend.

3. Ivan Bravo:

   It's thrilling, there's always an underdog story, the little guy trying to punch above their weight story, and I think people will get behind it.

4. Dabo Swinney:

   We think that we've got a great team and I think that our guys have done a great job of embracing every role that we've been put in for the last seven years to be honest with you, it's not about being the favorite and being the underdog, it's about how you play the game, and our core values and the things that we believe in -- the things that we think help us win are the same in this game as they are all these other games.

5. Dave Christian:

   In sports in general, everyone roots for the underdog, which we certainly were an underdog, we were aware of the political situation in the world, but in a lot of respects for us it truly was a game, a great challenge.