nonstarter
[ non-stahr-ter ]
/ nɒnˈstɑr tər /
noun
an issue, plan, etc., that does not get or deserve to get under way.
RELATED WORDS
loser, disaster, dud, bust, debacle, fiasco, washout, failure, miscarriage, lemon, bomb, non-starter
Nearby words
- nonspecific urethritis,
- nonspecular reflection,
- nonsporting,
- nonsporting dog,
- nonstandard,
- nonstative,
- nonsteroidal,
- nonstick,
- nonstoichiometric,
- nonstop
Origin of nonstarter
First recorded in 1905–10
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Examples from the Web for nonstarter
nonstarter
/ (nɒnˈstɑːtə) /
noun
a horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered
a person or thing that is useless, has little chance of success, etc
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