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poor prognosis

NOUN
dark horse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
also-ran long shot sleeper underdog
WEAK
hundred-to-one shot improbability little chance little opportunity outside chance outside shot poor bet poor lookout poor possibility poor prospect slim chance small chance stalking horse unexpected winner unknown unknown quantity unlikelihood unlikely winner upsetter

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While the negative media play was partly justified, Duchenne muscular dystrophy has a poor prognosis.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Doctors found Hawley had a severe brain bleed and a poor prognosis.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

He said that, combined with having to perform heart massage on such a small boy, made for a poor prognosis.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

Taken together, the results converges into a short list of genes that can be used as markers for good or poor prognosis, valuable information for the clinical management of patients.

From Science Daily • Nov. 6, 2023

Of the contents of the Orbit.—This may be required for malignant disease, but with a very poor prognosis.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph