dicey

adjective

Definition of diceynext
as in unreliable

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Recent Examples of dicey Tom, impatient with the lack of results from both Willis and Beck, eventually takes matters into his own hands, and that is when things get dicey. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Carmen Schools move away from MPS In the last couple years, the situation for one of Milwaukee’s leading charter school operations was dicey. — Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Over the longer-term, however, the prospects for chip stocks is dicey. — Ryan Vlastelica, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 But their relationship went downhill once again when Rodgers made some dicey comments about his parents’ religion in 2020. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dicey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dicey
  1. unreliable
  2. untrustworthy
  3. undependable
  4. haphazard
  5. random
  6. hit-or-miss
Adjective
  • According to Rose, weeks without rain can force them to conserve water, while prolonged storms can leave them with less solar power and unreliable Wi-Fi.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2026
  • If its data becomes outdated or its model fails to account for changing conditions, its predictions can become unreliable.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of unreliable
Adjective
  • Today’s Theme At 60-Across, we’re asked for a term that describes something [Like an untrustworthy business] — which, the revealer clue suggests, doubles as [a hint to the ends of 17-, 29-, 39- and 47-Across].
    — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Platner’s noisy ascension and implosion didn’t just leave the Democrats looking untrustworthy.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of untrustworthy
Adjective
  • And then there’s Kimberly’s home life, which features an emotionally and physically fragile mom preparing to give birth and an undependable alcoholic father.
    — Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Yasmin, who was ousted from Pierpoint after a tabloid scandal involving her publishing-magnate father threatened to sully the bank by association, has turned to another undependable man for salvation, proposing to an aristocratic failson called Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington).
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of undependable
Adjective
  • After that, Grace all but disappears from Crystal Lake, exposing the haphazard plotting of a show that refuses to commit.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Violent crime, once almost unknown on the island, is rising sharply—another sign of the state’s haphazard retreat.
    — Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • The program picks a random point in space and draws a line across the entire domain.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Searches and requests are associated with a random identifier — a long string of letters and numbers — not a user’s Apple Account.
    — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of random
Adjective
  • The majority of his income has come from big hauls across his five highest-earning months, reflecting the venture's hit-or-miss nature.
    — Tom Huddleston Jr.,Mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The extra software gimmicks, however, remain a bit hit-or-miss.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of hit-or-miss

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“Dicey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dicey. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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