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| 1. | [ adjective ] lacking in security or safety | |
| Synonyms: | unsafe | |
| Examples: | "his fortune was increasingly insecure" "an insecure future" |
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| Related terms: | secure uncertain precarious embattled unguaranteed dangerous vulnerable unprotected | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way | |
| Examples: | "the hinge is insecure" |
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| Related terms: | secure uncertain loose precarious unfixed | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not financially safe or secure | |
| Synonyms: | speculative risky high-risk bad | |
| Examples: | "a bad investment" "high risk investments" "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky" "speculative business enterprises" |
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| Related terms: | unsound | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] not safe from attack | |
| Synonyms: | unsafe | |
| Related terms: | vulnerable | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] lacking self-confidence or assurance | |
| Examples: | "an insecure person lacking mental |
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| Related terms: | secure unassured overanxious | |
| Similar spelling: |
insecurely in_secret insecurity insecticide insectivore incisure insect incise incase Insecta incised incased insessores insectlike incasement insectan in_case |
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