HyperDic: unsafe

English > 3 senses of the word *unsafe*:
ADJECTIVE	all	unsafe, insecure	lacking in security / security / security or safety
	all	unsafe, dangerous	involving or causing danger or risk
	all	unsafe, insecure	not safe from attack / attack / attack

unsafe > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnsey'f
Rhymes	chafe ... waif: 5 rhymes with eyf...

English > *unsafe*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	lacking in security / security / security or safety.
Synonym	insecure
Narrower	precarious, shaky	not secure
Narrower	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

English > *unsafe*: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm.
Synonym	dangerous
Narrower	breakneck	Moving at very high speed
	chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy	Of uncertain outcome
	desperate	(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair
	hazardous, risky, wild	Involving risk or danger
	insidious	Intended to entrap
	mordacious	biting or given to biting
	on the hook	caught in a difficult or dangerous situation
	parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go	fraught with danger
	self-destructive, suicidal	dangerous to yourself or your interests
	treacherous, unreliable	dangerously unstable / unstable and unpredictable
See also	insecure, unsafe	lacking in security / security / security or safety
See also	vulnerable	susceptible to attack / attack / attack
Opposite	safe	Free from danger or the risk of harm
Spanish	peligrosa, peligroso
Catalan	perillós

English > *unsafe*: 3 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	not safe from attack / attack / attack.
Synonym	insecure
Broader	vulnerable	susceptible to attack / attack / attack
Spanish	inseguro

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