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Definition of Nonstarter
1. Noun. A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently.
Generic synonyms: Unfortunate, Unfortunate Person
Specialized synonyms: Bankrupt, Insolvent, Flash In The Pan, Dud, Flop, Washout, Underdog
Derivative terms: Fail, Lose
Antonyms: Achiever
2. Noun. A horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been entered.
Definition of Nonstarter
1. Noun. A project that has no chance of success ¹
2. Noun. A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nonstarter
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonstarter
Literary usage of Nonstarter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. U.S. Trade Strategy: Challenges and Choices: A Critical Policy Choice by Daniel W. Drezner (2005)
"For some countries, the inclusion of regulatory questions in the WTO agenda is
a nonstarter; for some civil-society groups, the nonstarter is pursuing trade ..."
2. The Rise of Nations in the Soviet Union: American Foreign Policy and the by Michael Mandelbaum (1991)
"If accelerating imperial dissolution is a nonstarter for policymakers, then
reverting to the kinds of policies pursued prior to the Malta summit and doing ..."
3. Greatest Short Stories (1915)
"With his rival a nonstarter, Sunfire would represent no end of a good sporting
chance. In that event my tip would be to back the chestnut three-year-old. ..."
4. Yen for Development: Japanese Foreign Aid & the Politics of Burden-sharing by Shafiqul Islam (1991)
"BURDEN-SHARING As Bloch points out somewhat diplomatically, this issue is a
nonstarter in terms of balancing out in a significant way US military ..."
5. Bolivia and Coca by James Painter (1994)
"In its early days, the project was a nonstarter in part due to the inability of
the Bolivian state to exercise any sort of control over the Chapare. ..."
6. The Other Side of the Table: The Soviet Approach to Arms Control by Michael Mandelbaum (1990)
"... President Reagan's zero option of November 1981 was an almost certain nonstarter
for Brezhnev. The Reagan position was simple—NATO would deploy no lNF ..."
7. A Very Public Offering: A Rebel's Story of Business Excess, Success, and by Stephan Paternot, Andrew Essex (2001)
"Three CEOs is a nonstarter. When someone comes calling, when an investor comes
calling with questions, you can't have three different answers. ..."
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