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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)
unsafe definition