All chancy synonyms
chanc·y
C c adj chancy
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- contingent — A contingent of police, soldiers, or military vehicles is a group of them.
- dicey — Something that is dicey is slightly dangerous or uncertain.
- fluky — obtained by chance rather than skill.
- hazardous — full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey.
- iffy — full of unresolved points or questions: an iffy situation.
- incalculable — very numerous or great.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- rocky — inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady.
- speculative — pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning: a speculative approach.
- ticklish — sensitive to tickling.
- touchy — apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
- tricky — given to or characterized by deceitful tricks; crafty; wily.
- uncertain — not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- unpredictable — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- unsound — not sound; unhealthy, diseased, or disordered, as the body or mind.
- whimsical — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
- problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- fluctuant — fluctuating; varying; unstable.
adjective chancy
- risky — attended with or involving risk; hazardous: a risky undertaking.
- dangerous — If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- perilous — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- unreliable — not reliable; not to be relied or depended on.
- dodgy — inclined to dodge.
adverb chancy
- on the spot — Radio, Television. pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast. broadcast between announced programs.
- out on a limb — a part or member of an animal body distinct from the head and trunk, as a leg, arm, or wing: the lower limbs; artificial limbs.
- up a tree — a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.