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   insecure

   /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə/

   adjective

   • 1. not firm or fixed; liable to give way or break: "an insecure footbridge" Similar unstableunsecuredloosericketyrockywobblyshakyunsteadyprecariousunsubstantialweakflimsyfrailfragilespindlydecrepitunsoundunsafeinformal:jerry-builtteeterywonkydickydodgyOpposite securestable
   • ▪ not sufficiently protected; easily broken into: "an insecure computer system" Similar unguardedunprotectedill-protectedvulnerabledefencelessundefendedunshieldedexposedassailableopen to attackin dangerunlockedunboltedunfastenedunsecuredrare:pregnableOpposite secure
   • ▪ (of a job or situation) liable to change for the worse; not permanent or settled: "badly paid and insecure jobs"
   • 2. (of a person) uncertain or anxious about oneself; not confident: "a rather gauche, insecure young man" Similar unconfidentlacking confidencelacking self-confidencenot self-assureddiffidentself-effacingself-consciousunforthcominguncertainunsuredoubtfulself-doubtinghesitantunassertiveretiringshrinkingshytimidtimorousmeekpassiveinhibitedintrovertedanxiousfearfulapprehensiveworriedill at easeinformal:mousyOpposite confident

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin insecurus ‘unsafe’, from in- ‘not’ + Latin securus ‘free from care’, or from in-1 ‘not’ + secure.

   Derivatives

   • 1. insecurely adverb

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   Synonyms for INSECURE: loose, loosened, unsecured, slack, detached, relaxed, lax, undone; Antonyms of INSECURE: tight, tense, taut, restrained, constrained, attached, bound, tied.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of insecure in English. insecure. adjective. These are words and phrases related to insecure. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of insecure. The battalion's position on the hill was insecure. Synonyms. unsafe. endangered. exposed to danger. in danger. vulnerable. defenseless.

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   adj. # vulnerable. Another way to say Insecure? Synonyms for Insecure (other words and phrases for Insecure).

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   Synonyms for INSECURE in English: unconfident, worried, anxious, afraid, shy, uncertain, unsure, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, …