shot
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Synonyms for shot
ammunition
photograph
injection
a shot in the arm
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a shot in the dark
Synonyms
- guess
- speculation
- conjecture
- surmise
- wild guess
by a long shot: by far
by a long shot: by any means
Synonyms
- by any means
- in any circumstances
- on any account
call the shots
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- have control
- rule
- have the power
- call the tune
- hold the purse strings
- dominate
have a shot
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- make an attempt
- have a go
- try
- have a crack
- try your luck
- have a stab
- have a bash
- tackle
like a shot
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- at once
- immediately
- in a flash
- quickly
- eagerly
- unhesitatingly
- like a bat out of hell
long shot
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- outsider
- outside chance
- slim chance
- fat chance
- remote possibility
- chance in a million