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Definitions

one in a million

NOUN

find

Synonyms

STRONGEST

treasure trove

STRONG

acquisition asset bargain boast bonanza catch gem jewel pride treasure

WEAK

good buy

Antonyms

STRONG

modesty

WEAK

loss

NOUN

leading light

Synonyms

WEAK

choice spirit leader luminary master spirit sage shining light star superstar

NOUN

long shot

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fluke

WEAK

chance hit hundred-to-one shot little chance long odds lucky shot no chance off-chance outside chance poor bed slim chance small chance

NOUN

prodigy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

genius sensation whiz wizard wunderkind

STRONG

brain curiosity enormity freak intellect marvel mastermind miracle monster natural phenomenon portent rarity spectacle stunner talent wonder

WEAK

child genius rare bird whiz kid wonder child

Antonyms

STRONGEST

imbecile

STRONG

expectation normality regularity

NOUN

stroke of luck

Synonyms

WEAK

blessing fate fluke good break good fortune lucky break lucky strike run of luck

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A Chicago aquarium overcame one in a million odds to raise a warty frogfish.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

"To find something after 55 years, I'm hoping we do, but the chances are one in a million," he explained.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

We were set to meet at the Hamptons Film Festival, but I got to meet her beautiful daughter, Vicky, who is really just one in a million, just a stunning, wonderful human being.

From Salon • May 9, 2025

Ms Macharia's mother said she had a "special bond" with her daughter who was "one in a million".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024

“Well, she ended up getting brain cancer—the exact kind she was doing the study on. The probability of that was like one in a million or something. How’s that for a coincidence?”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

one in a million

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