ADJECTIVE | all | insecure | not firm or firmly fixed |
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all | insecure, unsafe | lacking in security / security / security or safety | |
all | insecure | lacking self-confidence or assurance | |
all | insecure, unsafe | not safe from attack / attack / attack |
Sounds | ih'nsahkyer | |
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Rhymes | behavior ... Xavier: 32 rhymes with yer... |
Meaning | not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give ... / give way. | |
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Example | "the hinge is insecure" | |
See also | unfixed | not firmly placed or set or fastened |
Opposite | secure | not likely to fail or give ... / give way |
Spanish | inseguro |
Meaning | lacking in security / security / security or safety. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | unsafe | |
Narrower | precarious, shaky | not secure |
unguaranteed, unsecured | Without financial security | |
See also | dangerous, unsafe | Involving or causing danger or risk |
unprotected | lacking protection or defense | |
vulnerable | susceptible to attack / attack / attack | |
Opposite | secure | Free from danger or risk |
Spanish | inseguro | |
Nouns | insecureness | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety |
insecurity | the state of being subject to danger or injury | |
Adverbs | insecurely | in a manner involving risk |
Meaning | lacking self-confidence or assurance. | |
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Example | "an insecure person lacking mental stability" | |
Narrower | overanxious | anxious or nervous to an excessive degree |
unassured | lacking boldness or confidence | |
Opposite | secure, unafraid, untroubled | Free from fear or doubt |
Spanish | inseguro | |
Nouns | insecureness | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety |
insecurity | the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure | |
Adverbs | insecurely | in a tentative and self-conscious manner |
Meaning | not safe from attack / attack / attack. | |
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Synonym | unsafe | |
Broader | vulnerable | susceptible to attack / attack / attack |
Spanish | inseguro | |
Nouns | insecureness | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety |
insecurity | the state of being subject to danger or injury |
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