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View usage for: (tʃɑːnsi, tʃænsi) adjectiveSomething that is chancy involves a lot of risk or uncertainty. [informal] Investment is becoming a chancy business. Synonyms: risky, dangerous, uncertain, dodgy [British, Australian, New Zealand, slang] More Synonyms of chancy chancy in British English or chancey (ˈtʃɑːnsɪ) adjectiveWord forms: chancier or chanciest informal of uncertain outcome or temperament; risky Derived forms chancily (ˈchancily) adverb chanciness (ˈchanciness) noun chancy in American English (ˈtʃænsi; ˈtʃɑnsi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈchancier or ˈchanciest2. Scottish bringing good luck Derived forms chanciness (ˈchanciness) noun Examples of 'chancy' in a sentencechancy Definition uncertain or risky (informal) Investment is becoming a chancy business. Synonyms problematical shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Opposites sure , sound , certain , safe , secure , stable , reliable Additional synonymsDefinition likely or able to cause injury or harm a dangerous undertaking Synonyms perilous, threatening, risky, hazardous, exposed, alarming, vulnerable, nasty, ugly, menacing, insecure, hairy (slang), unsafe, precarious, treacherous, breakneck, parlous (archaic), fraught with danger, chancy (informal), unchancy (Scottish) Definition dangerous or tricky a dicey moment during a risky climb up the cliff Synonyms dangerous, difficult, tricky, risky, hairy (slang), ticklish, chancy (informal) Definition dangerous, risky, or unreliable Predicting voting trends is a dodgy business. Synonyms risky, difficult, tricky, dangerous, delicate, uncertain, problematic(al), unreliable, dicky (British, informal), dicey (informal, British), ticklish, chancy (informal), shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal) - champagne
- champion
- chance
- chancy
- change
- change your tune
- changeable
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