underdog
noun
un·der·dog
ˈən-dər-ˌdȯg 
1
: a loser or predicted loser in a struggle or contest
2
: a victim of injustice or persecution
Examples of underdog in a Sentence
I always root for the underdog instead of the favorite.
As a lawyer, she consistently represented the underdog.
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The Pistons entered this series as the underdog, and that remains the case through three games.
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
The Pistons entered this series as the underdog, and that remains the case through three games.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
But the Saints thought otherwise, and pulled the trigger on the underdog Shough with a hole at quarterback going into the 2025.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2025
After falling into a 2-0 hole in Boston, the underdog Magic refused to fold.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underdog
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“Underdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underdog. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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underdog
noun
un·der·dog
ˈən-dər-ˌdȯg
: the loser or predicted loser in a struggle
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