Meanings
nounlong odds pl (plural only)
- idiomaticpluralplural onlypoor chances; unlikeliness, improbability
That sense of overcoming long odds probably explained why, despite our differences in age and experience, Harry and I hit it off.
2020, Barack Obama, A Promised Land, Crown
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APA
long odds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20odds
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“long odds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20odds. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long odds,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20odds.
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