Antonyms for insecure

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-si-kyoor

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊər

Definition of insecure

Origin : 1640s, "unsafe," from Medieval Latin insecurus, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin securus (see secure). Psychological sense dates from 1935; insecurity in this sense dates from 1917. Related: Insecurely.

adj uncertain, worried
adj dangerous, precarious

Example sentences :

But this is insecure ground, and the meaning can but be guessed at.
Extract from : « Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts » by Rosalind Northcote

He realized that his tenure was insecure, and he dreaded exposure.
Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage

Her foot slipped from its insecure rock hold and she stumbled.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

He left her with the feeling that the foundations70 of life, as she was leading it, were insecure.
Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King

The friendship of nations will still be insecure and shifting.
Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge

The boundaries of Christendom were as yet narrow and insecure.
Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.

To make these insecure, is like mining the foundations of a building.
Extract from : « Admiral Farragut » by A. T. Mahan

No wonder I felt that my life was insecure—no wonder my mind was filled with forebodings.
Extract from : « Ran Away to Sea » by Mayne Reid

In no country in the world, civilized or savage, is life so insecure as in this.
Extract from : « The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays » by Ambrose Bierce

I seem to be a consciousness, vague and insecure, placed between two worlds.
Extract from : « First and Last Things » by H. G. Wells

Synonyms for insecure

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