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Iffy as an Adjective
Definitions of "Iffy" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Iffy" as an adjective (16 Words)
Usage Examples of "Iffy" as an adjective

The synonyms of “Iffy” are: chancy, flukey, fluky, tentative, undecided, unsettled, unsure, unreliable, unresolved, in doubt, in the balance, substandard, second-rate, low-grade, of low quality, of poor quality

Iffy as an Adjective

Definitions of "Iffy" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “iffy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Subject to accident or chance or change.
Of doubtful quality or legality.
Full of uncertainty; doubtful.

Synonyms of "Iffy" as an adjective (16 Words)

chancy	Subject to accident or chance or change. A chancy* appeal at best.*
flukey	Subject to accident or chance or change.
fluky	Subject to accident or chance or change. A fluky* wind.*
in doubt	Holding office.
in the balance	Holding office.
low-grade	Of inferior quality.
of low quality	Low or inferior in station or quality.
of poor quality	Having little money or few possessions.
second-rate	Moderate to inferior in quality.
substandard	Falling short of some prescribed norm. Substandard spellings.
tentative	Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon. Just a tentative* schedule.*
undecided	Not settled or resolved. The match was still undecided.
unreliable	Dangerously unstable and unpredictable. In the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable.
unresolved	Characterized by musical dissonance harmonically unresolved. Many problems remain unresolved.
unsettled	Worried and uneasy. An unsettled* lifestyle.*
unsure	(of a fact) not fixed or certain. A very unsure* young man.*