NO DICE Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

no dice

phrase

Definition of no dice

as in unsuccessful

producing no results They rushed in the hope that they would make it in time for the movie, but no dice.

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in vain

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Doesn't the drone have cameras or sensors to detect when someone is trying in vain to retrieve the payload?

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
But this has a different texture, in large part because of the four decades the 76ers have toiled, in vain, to win it all again.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of in vain

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no dice

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