might-have-been
unhopeful
always a bridesmaid, never a bride
lackluster
lightweight
portent
nearly man
base
no-hoper
pisser
pond scum
emptyhandedness
small potatoes
unhuman
paper tiger
dark horse
nonvisionary
simple-mindedly
plaster saint
nonentity
unalive
sleeper
lusterless
unadept
a magician never reveals his secrets
wannabe
never-was
in posse
ungifted
unheard
unmajestic
abandoned person
small
acceptable
sack of flesh
dehumanise
dehumanize
random
ne'er-do-well
unaccomplished
unrealized
lost cause
unfulfilled
unrealised
idealist
shadow
nonprestige
upstart
indiscernible
unoriginal
pygmy
unstanchable
notability
nondescript
never-wozzer
Joe Nobody
legend in one's own lunchtime
born loser
mishire
big shot
strengthlessness
maladroit
hopeless
copycat
carpetbagger
inexpert
undauntable
nontalent
gift
rara avis
rare bird
lame duck
strengthless
nonbeing
corker
impotent
insignificancy
standout
X factor
Titanic
zero
almost
busted valise
ungainly
non-powerlike
Cinderella
dichocephalic
doubtful
Muggle
incompetent
glow-down
arriviste
lamester
ungenius
picayune