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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Recent Examples of no dice The day before, some fans were also spotted walking up to the box office in hopes of buying tickets, but no dice. — Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

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in vain

Phrase

Pinch-runner Cedric Mullins replaced Caminero before DeLuca, who had made sparkling catches to deny Yelich in the third and William Contreras in the fourth, hit a grounder past the mound as Drohan tried in vain to make a behind-the-back snag.

— Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Seeing third base uncovered, Mesa rounded second and sped to third standing up as Ramírez tried in vain to catch up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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