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unsafe


 
  Overview  of  adj  unsafe 
 
  The  adj  unsafe  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  insecure,  unsafe  --  (lacking  in  security  or  safety;  "his  fortune  was  increasingly  insecure";  "an  insecure  future") 
  2.  dangerous,  unsafe  --  (involving  or  causing  danger  or  risk;  liable  to  hurt  or  harm;  "a  dangerous  criminal";  "a  dangerous  bridge";  "unemployment  reached  dangerous  proportions") 
  3.  insecure,  unsafe  --  (not  safe  from  attack) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  unsafe 
 
  3  senses  of  unsafe 
 
  Sense  1 
  insecure  (vs.  secure),  unsafe 
 
 
  Sense  2 
  dangerous  (vs.  safe),  unsafe 
 
 
  Sense  3 
  insecure,  unsafe 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  vulnerable)  ->  invulnerable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  unsafe 
 
  3  senses  of  unsafe 
 
  Sense  1 
  insecure  (vs.  secure),  unsafe 
  =>  embattled 
  =>  precarious,  shaky 
  =>  uncertain,  unsure 
  =>  unguaranteed,  unsecured 
  Also  See->  dangerous#1,  unsafe#2;  unprotected#1;  vulnerable#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  dangerous  (vs.  safe),  unsafe 
  =>  breakneck 
  =>  chancy,  chanceful,  dicey,  dodgy 
  =>  desperate 
  =>  harmful 
  =>  hazardous,  risky,  venturesome,  venturous 
  =>  insidious 
  =>  on  the  hook(prenominal) 
  =>  parlous,  perilous,  precarious,  touch-and-go 
  =>  self-destructive,  suicidal 
  =>  treacherous,  unreliable 
  Also  See->  insecure#2,  unsafe#1;  vulnerable#1 
 
  Sense  3 
  insecure,  unsafe 
  =>  vulnerable  (vs.  invulnerable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  unsafe 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  unsafe 
 
  unsafe  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  unsafe 
  unsafe 
 
  Overview  of  adj  unsafe 
 
  The  adj  unsafe  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  insecure,  unsafe  --  (lacking  in  security  or  safety;  "his  fortune  was  increasingly  insecure";  "an  insecure  future") 
  2.  dangerous,  unsafe  --  (involving  or  causing  danger  or  risk;  liable  to  hurt  or  harm;  "a  dangerous  criminal";  "a  dangerous  bridge";  "unemployment  reached  dangerous  proportions") 
  3.  insecure,  unsafe  --  (not  safe  from  attack) 



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