Also-ran
Also-ran noun - A contestant who loses the contest.
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Synonyms for Also-ran
Might-have-been and also-ran are semantically related In some cases you can use "Might-have-been" instead a noun phrase "Also-ran".
Might-have-been
Might-have-been noun - An event that could have occurred but never did.
Also-ran and might-have-been are semantically related in person who does not succeed topic. Sometimes you can use "Also-ran" instead a noun phrase "Might-have-been".
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Related pairs
- beat and also-ran
- beat and might-have-been
- bum and also-ran
- bum and might-have-been
- incompetent and also-ran
- incompetent and might-have-been
- good-for-nothing and also-ran
- good-for-nothing and might-have-been
- loafer and also-ran
- loafer and might-have-been
- failure and also-ran
- failure and might-have-been
- flop and also-ran
- flop and might-have-been
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