chanciest
Least safe bet
Chanciest is the superlative form of chancy, meaning most risky or uncertain.
It describes whichever option, situation, or course of action involves the greatest element of luck or unpredictability: Of all the routes through the mountains, that one is the chanciest.
Fraught with danger
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- precariousDangerously insecure
- diceyUncertain and hazardous
- daringAdventurous courage
reckless · bold · foolhardy · venturesome · audacious · touch-and-go · knife-edge · high-stakes
Cannot be anticipated
- iffyUncertain, questionable
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
hit-or-miss · toss-up · crapshoot · wild-card · fifty-fifty · unforeseeable · variable · contingent
Wealth or destiny
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- fatePredetermined course of events
kismet · happenstance · providence · blessing · fortuitous · lottery · charmed
perilous
Fraught with danger
- hazardousLikely to cause injury
- precariousDangerously insecure
- diceyUncertain and hazardous
daring · reckless · bold · foolhardy · venturesome · audacious · touch-and-go · knife-edge · high-stakes · death-defying
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- iffyUncertain, questionable
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- questionableOf uncertain validity
tentative · hit-or-miss · toss-up · crapshoot · wild-card · fifty-fifty · unforeseeable · variable · contingent · indeterminate
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- flukeChance stroke of luck
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
fate · kismet · happenstance · providence · blessing · fortuitous · lottery · charmed
betting
Staking money on outcomes
high-roller · ante · parlay · all-in · speculation · punt · flutter · hedging · bankroll · sweepstakes