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even odds

even odds noun: an opportunity in which the chance of success is equal to that of failure.

Noun

even odds pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, speculation) An opportunity in which the chance of success is equal to that of failure.
    Synonyms:
    fifty-fifty

Synonyms of even odds

Questions about even odds

What does even odds mean?
Even odds means an opportunity in which the chance of success is equal to that of failure.
What part of speech is even odds?
Even odds is a noun.

Words near even odds in the dictionary

  1. even keel
  2. even keels
  3. even money
  4. even number
  5. even numbers
  6. even odds
  7. even out
  8. even so
  9. even steven
  10. even still
  11. even the score

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