Meanings
plural shots in the dark
- idiomaticA guess or attempt made with little or no information, evidence, or expectation of success.
Near-synonyms: uneducated guess, wild guess, SWAG, leap in the dark
1 more example
But girl, you need to evaluate / If it's gonna be a little more than it takes / 'Cause this could be a shot in the dark / The arrow could be aimed at your heart
1977, Bar-Kays, “You Can't Run Away”, in Flying High on Your LoveSynonyms: stab in the dark, uneducated guess, wild guess, SWAG, leap in the dark
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA guess or attempt made with little or no information, evidence, or expectation of success.
Translations
Danish skud i tågen
- skud i tågena guess
Finnish hakuammunta
- hakuammuntaa guess
German Schuss ins Blaue
- Schuss ins Blauea guess
Italian ipotesi azzardata, salto nel buio
- ipotesi azzardataa guess
- salto nel buioa guess
Japanese 闇夜に鉄砲
- 闇夜に鉄砲 (yami yo ni teppō)a guess
Polish strzał w ciemno
- strzał w ciemnoa guess
Spanish solamente una teoría, paso en falso
- solamente una teoríaa guess
- paso en falsoa guess
Cite this entry
shot in the dark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20in%20the%20dark
“shot in the dark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20in%20the%20dark. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shot in the dark,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shot%20in%20the%20dark.
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