crapshoot
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Synonyms & Antonyms for crapshoot
Synonyms
adventure, chance, enterprise, flier (also flyer), flutter [chiefly British], gamble, speculation, throw, venture
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Examples of crapshoot in a Sentence
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But more than that, young players are always a crapshoot. — New York Times, "Why Picking Second in the N.B.A. Draft Might Be a Bad Thing," 17 June 2019 What happens next is a crapshoot, starting with where Romeo is drafted. — Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, "Doyel: Why the Pacers could — and should — draft Romeo Langford," 18 June 2019 That's essentially how the NBA Draft, outside of a few slam-dunk selections at the top, has become a crapshoot. — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Pacers making a good draft choice goes beyond what is seen in college games," 19 June 2019 When the Orioles called up 23-year-old righthander Luis Ortiz to make a spot start Friday, manager Brandon Hyde all but conceded the game could be a crapshoot. — Julian Benbow, BostonGlobe.com, "Homer-happy Red Sox blast Baltimore," 15 June 2019 Also, the keys aren’t backlit, so using the Tab S4 keyboard at night is a crapshoot. — Stefan Etienne, The Verge, "Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 review: valiant effort," 8 Aug. 2018 At times friendly or fickle, the attitude is a bit of a crapshoot. — Jenna Scatena, Condé Nast Traveler, "16 Best Bars in Austin," 27 Feb. 2018 USA TODAY Sports The NBA Draft is notoriously a crapshoot. — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, "Breaking down the best and worst NBA draft picks at every position 1 through 10," 19 June 2018 That's a crapshoot, mostly because only a few great coaches exist. — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Pistons' Stan Van Gundy (the coach) should return next season," 10 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'crapshoot.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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