dicier
Less of sure
Dicier is the comparative form of dicey, meaning more risky, uncertain, or potentially problematic.
If one situation is dicier than another, it involves greater unpredictability or higher stakes.
The second half of the climb got dicier as the weather turned.
The word derives from dice, evoking the element of chance in gambling.
More prone to danger
- chancierMore subject to uncertainty
- dodgierMore evasive or unreliable
- iffierMore uncertain
- trickierMore difficult to handle
hairier · shakier · sketchier · touchier · thornier · stickier · hazardous · perilous
Cannot be anticipated
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
- unsettledNot yet resolved
unresolved · unclear · nebulous · murky · hazy · tentative · speculative · fifty-fifty
Unpredictable risky undertaking
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- wageringRisking money on outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
- gambleStake on uncertain outcome
jackpot · all-in · double-or-nothing · house-edge · ante-up · high-roller
riskier
More prone to danger
trickier · hairier · shakier · sketchier · touchier · thornier · stickier · hazardous · perilous · precarious
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- ambiguousHaving multiple interpretations
unsettled · unresolved · unclear · nebulous · murky · hazy · tentative · speculative · fifty-fifty · toss-up
crapshoot
Unpredictable risky undertaking
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- wageringRisking money on outcomes
- oddsLikelihood expressed numerically
gamble · jackpot · all-in · double-or-nothing · house-edge · ante-up · high-roller