nonstarter

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nonstarter

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From non- + starter.

noun nonstarters

A project that has no chance of success. The problem with the CRFB and CBO ideas is that they would be nonstarters politically.
A horse that does not run in a race for which it has been entered.
A loser; a person who is bound to fail. But Berg was just a fool, a buffoon, a nonentity, a nonstarter so inept he took naps under bear bair.

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noun a project that has no chance of success

Español	inviabilidad, infactibilidad, imposibilidad, irrealizabilidad, inasequibilidad, impracticabilidad

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"nonstarter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nonstarter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nonstarter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nonstarter

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"nonstarter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nonstarter.

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@misc{nonstarter_2026,
  title = {nonstarter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nonstarter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}