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insecure definition
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Grep of noun insecure insecureness Overview of adj insecure The adj insecure has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. insecure -- (not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way "the hinge is insecure") 2. insecure, unsafe -- (lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future") 3. insecure -- (lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental) 4. insecure, unsafe -- (not safe from attack) 5. bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises") Antonyms of adj insecure 5 senses of insecure Sense 1 insecure (vs. secure) secure (vs. insecure) => steady => tight => tightened Sense 2 insecure (vs. secure), unsafe secure (vs. insecure) => assured => bonded, guaranteed, secured, warranted => certified => established, firm => fail-safe => in safe custody(prenominal) => promised => safe => safe-deposit, safety-deposit => sure Sense 3 insecure (vs. secure) secure (vs. insecure), unafraid, untroubled Sense 4 insecure, unsafe INDIRECT (VIA vulnerable) -> invulnerable Sense 5 bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative INDIRECT (VIA unsound) -> sound Similarity of adj insecure 5 senses of insecure Sense 1 insecure (vs. secure) => loose => precarious => uncertain Also See-> unfixed#1 Sense 2 insecure (vs. secure), unsafe => embattled => precarious, shaky => uncertain, unsure => unguaranteed, unsecured Also See-> dangerous#1, unsafe#2; unprotected#1; vulnerable#1 Sense 3 insecure (vs. secure) => overanxious => unassured Sense 4 insecure, unsafe => vulnerable (vs. invulnerable) Sense 5 bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative => unsound (vs. sound) Attributes of adj insecure Familiarity of adj insecure insecure used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj insecure insecure Overview of adj insecure The adj insecure has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. insecure -- (not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way "the hinge is insecure") 2. insecure, unsafe -- (lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future") 3. insecure -- (lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental) 4. insecure, unsafe -- (not safe from attack) 5. bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises")
insecure definition
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