outside
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈaʊtsaɪd/
- There's an outside chance that we might need to destroy them.
- an outside chance
- an outside shot
- an outside possibility
Examples
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The Rays still have an outside chance in the wild card chase.
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Look, there's an outside shot that I might be a little late.
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As I said, it's a very outside chance--
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Of course, there is one outside chance for a cure.
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The outside possibility of a murder charge.
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Yes, because it's so outside the realm of normal behavior.
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Now of course, there's an outside chance that he can be helped.
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It gives us an outside chance.
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There's even an outside chance they'll wrest back control of the House.
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There is an outside chance that we might finish the project ahead of schedule.
Synonyms
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1.9
People do not expect it to happen or be true
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4.9
Not likely to happen or be true
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3.4
A very small possibility that something will happen
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8.1
A way to say something is very unlikely to happen
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6.1
Possible by calculation but extremely unlikely to happen
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
6.7
To think or act in a new and creative way without following usual rules
Compounds
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2.1
A piece of glass on the outside of a vehicle that shows the view to the side and behind
- Specialized
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9.9
A plane move where it dives, flies upside down, and then climbs back to level flight
- Jargon
A fishing knot where the line end goes outside the loop before pulling tight
- Specialized
A tool with curved legs that fit around an object to measure its outer size
How Likely
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
In phrases like 'an outside chance', outside keeps its pieces out- 'out' and side 'part' to show something comes from the 'out part' or far away from the usual, so an outside chance is one that is unlikely.