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by all odds
odds O0031200 (ŏdz)pl.n.1. A certain number of points given beforehand to a weaker side in a contest to equalize the chances of all participants.2. a. The ratio of the probability of an event's occurring to the probability of its not occurring.b. The likelihood of the occurrence of one thing rather than the occurrence of another thing, as in a contest: The odds are that she will get the nomination on the first ballot.3. Games A ratio expressing the amount by which the stake of one bettor differs from that of an opposing bettor.4. An amount or degree by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another: won the contest by considerable odds.Idioms: at odds In disagreement; in conflict: "The artist and the self-critic ... are, with a few felicitous exceptions, forever at odds" (Joyce Carol Oates). by all odds In every possible way; unquestionably: By all odds it is the best film of the year.
[Pl. of odd.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1.by all odds - without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"decidedly, definitely, emphatically, in spades, unquestionably |
by all odds
by all oddsDefinitively; indisputably. Most of the kids in the class are good artists, but Susie is by all odds the best.See also: all, by, oddsby all oddsBy far, as in She is by all odds the best player on the team. This idiom uses odds in the sense of "the amount by which one thing excels or exceeds." [Mid-1800s] See also: all, by, oddsby all odds If something should happen or be true by all odds the facts about it show that it should happen or be true. This strategy is by all odds the one most likely to succeed.See also: all, by, oddsby all odds certainly. North AmericanSee also: all, by, odds by all odds In every possible way; unquestionably: By all odds it is the best film of the year.See also: all, by, oddsMedicalSeeoddsby all odds
Synonyms for by all oddsadv without question and beyond doubtSynonyms- decidedly
- definitely
- emphatically
- in spades
- unquestionably
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