Meaning of unsafe in English

1. Pronunciation

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1. Classifying Adjective

   unsafe

   Definitions

   1. not safe from attack

   Synonyms

   • vulnerable

2. Qualitative Adjective

   unsafe

   Definitions

   1. lacking in security or safety

   Examples

   • « his fortune was increasingly insecure »
   • « an insecure future »

   Synonyms

   • embattled
   • precarious
   • shaky
   • uncertain
   • unsure
   • unguaranteed
   • unsecured

   Antonyms

   • secure
3. 2. involving or causing danger or risk

   Examples

   • « liable to hurt or harm »
   • « a dangerous criminal »
   • « a dangerous bridge »
   • « unemployment reached dangerous proportions »

   Synonyms

   • breakneck
   • chancy
   • chanceful
   • dicey
   • dodgy
   • desperate
   • harmful
   • hazardous
   • risky
   • venturesome
   • venturous
   • insidious
   • mordacious
   • on the hook(p)
   • parlous
   • perilous
   • precarious
   • touch-and-go
   • self-destructive
   • suicidal
   • treacherous
   • unreliable

   Antonyms

   • safe

See also

• insecure
• vulnerable