dicey
Far from certain
Dicey means risky or uncertain, with outcomes that could go either way—as if determined by a roll of the dice.
The word suggests unpredictability rather than outright danger: The weather looks dicey for the picnic.
A dicey situation might turn out fine but involves real chance of failure.
More common in British than American English.
Likely to cause injury
- perilousFraught with danger
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- precariousDangerously insecure
unsafe · dodgy · touch-and-go · chancy · fraught · high-risk · sketchy · iffy
Cannot be anticipated
- unreliableNot consistently performing
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- unstableProne to sudden change
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
variable · inconsistent · hit-or-miss · uneven · patchy · fluctuating · mercurial · fickle
Casino dice wagering
- rollList of names
- boxcarsHighest dice throw
- loadedWeighted or wealthy
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
chance · bet · wager · lucky · stakes · throw · casino · shooter
Causing extreme anxiety
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- edgyTense and irritable
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- stressfulCausing worry or tension
nail-biting · on-edge · jittery · apprehensive · white-knuckle · heart-pounding · suspenseful · fraught
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- perilousFraught with danger
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- dangerousApt to cause harm
precarious · unsafe · dodgy · touch-and-go · chancy · fraught · high-risk · sketchy · iffy · questionable
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- unreliableNot consistently performing
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- unstableProne to sudden change
erratic · variable · inconsistent · hit-or-miss · uneven · patchy · fluctuating · mercurial · fickle · capricious
craps
Casino dice wagering
odds · chance · bet · wager · lucky · stakes · throw · casino · shooter
nerve-wracking
Causing extreme anxiety
stressful · nail-biting · on-edge · jittery · apprehensive · white-knuckle · heart-pounding · suspenseful · fraught · hairy
- risk phrasestake a chance, take a gamble, risk it all, go for broke, go all in
- unpredictableunpredictable, uncertain, unreliable, erratic, inconsistent
- close callsclose call, near miss, narrow escape, close shave, nick of time
- Precariousnessprecarious, unstable, teetering, tottering, wobbly
- slang adjectivescool, awesome, dope, lit, sick
- stabilitystable, steady, firmness, unstable, equilibrium
diceycertain
Free from doubt
sure · guaranteed · assured · predictable · definite
- fuzzy diceSoft hanging car ornament
- roll the diceAccept uncertain outcome
- rolling the diceGambling on an outcome
- roll of the diceRandom chance outcome
- no diceCasual refusal phrase
- rolled the diceAccepted uncertain outcome