CHANCY Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

chancy

adjective

Definition of chancy

as in chance

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of chancy Actions that seemed foolhardy when Rue was younger now come off as merely chancy, with Zendaya imparting enough hard-knock experience to pull off bigger swings. — Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026 Most storms occur in the summer months when the subtropical climate is at its most humid, making August’s Perseid meteor shower a chancier time to visit. — Sheeka Sanahori, Outside, 11 Nov. 2025 Lifelong recommendations based on studies of roughly 50 patients and for no longer than three months seem a bit chancy. — WSJ, 13 Sep. 2018 In a curious twist, Gunderson takes the story in an extremely chancy direction during the show’s final minutes. — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 14 Apr. 2018 In the 4500 block of Connecticut Avenue NW, Jeff Lucas watched a driver plow through the brown and turbulent waters in what had momentarily seemed to be a chancy undertaking. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2017 Steve Jobs was making what was at the time an extraordinarily chancy wager. — Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, 23 June 2017 George Washington's chancy nighttime retreat from Brooklyn to Manhattan was a kind of Colonial-era Dunkirk. — Benedict Cosgrove, Smithsonian, 13 Mar. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chancy

Adjective

One fortuitous day, a certain megafamous rapper came to see patients in Taleno’s wing.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
Strangely, one copy of KL-VS is fortuitous, but inheriting one from each parent can backfire, reducing Klotho levels and curtailing lifespan for reasons scientists do not fully understand.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of fortuitous

Adjective

However, industry leaders caution against haphazard AI adoption, emphasizing that strategic, disciplined implementation is crucial to avoid significant financial pitfalls.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Communication with employees about the requirement to move to new offices has been haphazard, workers at six agencies said.

— Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of haphazard

Adjective

The backgrounds are sparse and artifical, with generous bloomed lighting and mist applied to seemingly random places.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
Paralympic ticket sales will begin sometime in 2027 with a random draw or lottery, similar to how Olympic sales began.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of random

Adjective

Summary Disney's renowned guest experiences are intentionally crafted, not accidental, as exemplified by Cheryl Christensen's 37-year career.

— Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The Buffalo Bills are giving defensive tackle Ed Oliver support and space following the accidental death of his 2-year-old son.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of accidental

Adjective

Instead, with an inadvertent point of his right index finger, Espada accidentally removed him from the game.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
OpenAI’s inadvertent hack of Hugging Face saw its model fire off as many as 300 actions an hour, and a single agent can spawn sub-agents that make tool calls of their own.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of inadvertent

Adjective

That included nearly $12,000 for Marshall’s airfare and transportation, more than $6,000 for the senator’s per diem and $689 in incidental expenses.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
Only 20% to 25% of eligible patients are currently getting screened annually, Nathan says, and the incidental population—nodules found through routine ER imaging—is growing at 10% a year on top of that.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of incidental

Adjective

Those lucky enough to score an example will also get access to a matching Porsche Design chronograph.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2026
While the long-legged aisle-hoggers among us might not relate, travelers lucky enough to settle into the window seat on certain flight routes can look forward to quite the show ahead of touchdown.

— Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of lucky

Adjective

Captured during an unplanned morning dive, the image reveals the calm trust that can exist between people and marine life, a reminder that patience and respect for the ocean often lead to its most extraordinary moments.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
But the unplanned sprawl of African cities is poking holes in that theory.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Aug. 2026