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Synonyms for insecure
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-si-kyoor |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊər |
Top 10 synonyms for insecure Other synonyms for the word insecure
- choked
- defenseless
- Delphic
- diffident
- exposed
- fluctuant
- hanging by thread
- hazardous
- insubstantial
- jumpy
- loose
- on thin ice
- open to attack
- perilous
- questioning
- rickety
- rocky
- rootless
- touch and go
- unassured
- unconfident
- unguarded
- unpoised
- unprotected
- unsafe
- unshielded
- unsound
- unstable
- unsteady
- unsure
- up in the air
- uptight
- vacillating
- vague
- vulnerable
- wavering
- weak
- wobbly
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for insecure
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