dicey

adjective

Definition of diceynext
as in unreliable

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Recent Examples of dicey Spring camp showed how dicey things could get for TCU if the injury bug hits the running back room. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 When things get dicey in Moscow, Vladimir Putin tends to drop out of sight for a while, retreating to one of his residences and canceling public events. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 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 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
  • Quarterback LaNorris Sellers, receiver Nyck Harbor and defensive end Dylan Stewart are rare specimens, yet each has been inconsistent and unreliable.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Fuel is costly and polluting, and the generators provide limited, unreliable power.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of unreliable
Adjective
  • These small transgressions added up to a sense of ourselves as special, exempt from the rules—but also disliked, distrusted, untrustworthy, apart.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Further, the firm’s rationale for ignoring the threat seemed untrustworthy.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 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
  • 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
  • With no clear guidance, haphazard and improvised efforts by companies to clean the homes left 6 in 10 residences still unsafe.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of haphazard
Adjective
  • Instead of projecting random stars, the Pococo Galaxy Projector uses projection discs to fill the room with gorgeous, sharp images of planets, galaxies and much more.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • After posting a picture on a random rock in the Turkish highlands on Instagram, Salah has transformed the spot into a tourist attraction, with droves of fans making the pilgrimage.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of random
Adjective
  • The extra software gimmicks, however, remain a bit hit-or-miss.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The problem is that those splash plays and big weeks usually happen on fantasy benches because Shaheed is far too hit-or-miss (or miss or miss) to be counted on as more than a desperation play.
    — Gary Davenport, New York Times, 15 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 9 Oct. 2026.

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