Synonyms for iffy
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
He's selling new CD players for £20 each – that sounds a bit iffy to me.
- adj. 2
Uncertain or chancy; risky.
The weather is still iffy for Saturday's rocket launch.
Related words
- Word family
- iffiness
- Is a kind of
- fraudulent suspicious unreliable
Example sentences
- uncertain Tom told me that he's uncertain what he should do.
- questionable There are many questionable points in this ledger.
- dubious He also brought out one more dubious conclusion.
- dicey It got pretty dicey weaving in and out of traffic.
- chancy Investing into stocks is a highly chancy endeavor.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| iffy | rising | |
| uncertain | steady | |
| questionable | falling | |
| dubious | steady | |
| dicey | rising | |
| chancy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- dodgy, fishy2, dicey2, fluky
- 6 letters
- spotty2, chancy2
- 7 letters
- dubious3
- 8 letters
- variable4
- 9 letters
- uncertain3
- 12 letters
- questionable4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fishy2 = 2 syllables).