DICEY Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

dicey

adjective

Definition of dicey

as in unreliable

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Recent Examples of dicey But the Avalanche have worked their way back from a similarly dicey situation before in a playoff series. — ABC News, 23 May 2026 The recoupment news comes at a time when big-budget Broadway musicals are finding an increasingly dicey financial environment. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 May 2026 Left with a very dicey bunker shot from 40 yards, Rai had the option of playing it relatively safe and leaving himself 20 or so feet up the hill for birdie. — Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026 The main problem is trying to monetize people and replace them, which is turning out to be a dicey call for most companies. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dicey

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Adjective

Voters are paying for aging, dirty and unreliable coal plants that often aren’t even running or working.

— David Kieve, Time, 10 July 2026
When buses are slow and unreliable, those burdens fall disproportionately on these communities.

— Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 9 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

And of how even the most unified filmography can be the result of completely haphazard circumstances.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
The seemingly haphazard approach to regulating new model releases has led to widespread calls from the AI industry for more consistent regulation.

— Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of haphazard

Adjective

That production cap isn't random – Ferrari carefully chose it to honor the 1,499cc displacement of the company's very first V12 engine introduced in 1947.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026
This equipment can also drift from its initial settings due to random factors, such as the hardware heating up as it’s used.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026

Definition of random

Adjective

Netflix’s original programming has been rather hit-or-miss lately, with new seasons arriving with big viewership drops and, sometimes, sliding scores.

— Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
This early in the forecast, yes, but they’ll be scattered and hit-or-miss.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Definition of hit-or-miss

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