dicey

adjective

Definition of diceynext
as in unreliable

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Recent Examples of dicey So, the Penguins find themselves in a dicey position. — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 June 2026 On Apple Maps, a few water crossings—over Overpeck Creek and the Hackensack River—looked dicey. — Sean Gregory, Time, 11 June 2026 But Dart, who has found a way in front of plenty of cameras this offseason, has thrust his locker room into a dicey place with Friday’s appearance, potentially splitting it along political lines. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026 But the Avalanche have worked their way back from a similarly dicey situation before in a playoff series. — ABC News, 23 May 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
  • Chemical cues floating in the air in the natural environment are often sparse and unreliable.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The elimination of the TPS program affects more than 300,000 Haitians nationwide, who now face the possibility of deportation to a country beset by widespread gang warfare, unreliable healthcare, cholera outbreaks and deadly drone attacks.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of unreliable
Adjective
  • Indeed, El Niño’s complexity limited the researchers’ simulations to two years; beyond that, the model becomes untrustworthy.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 8 July 2026
  • The local gendarmerie, led by blandly untrustworthy Inspector Marchal (Bertrand Belin) is called in to investigate.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 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
  • Communication with employees about the requirement to move to new offices has been haphazard, workers at six agencies said.
    — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This fencing appeared to have been lifted up and twisted, landing in a mangled and haphazard manner.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • One control heats the ions by applying random electric-field signals that add vibrational energy.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
  • Every piece of content must serve as a culturally relevant entry point that accumulates brand equity, especially when day-to-day audience engagement can be largely random.
    — Stefano Marrone, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of random
Adjective
  • For the leader who knows AI is a hit-or-miss tool for many on the team, Landers has a few words of advice.
    — Mark C. Perna, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Although the country has been hit-or-miss with recent Hollywood blockbusters, Peter Parker still resonates with mainland audiences.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of hit-or-miss

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