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   in·se·cure

   /ˌinsəˈkyo͝or/

   adjective

   • 1. not firmly fixed; liable to give way or break: "an insecure footbridge" Similar unstableunsecuredloosericketyrockywobblyshakyunsteadyprecariousunsubstantialweakflimsyfrailfragilespindlydecrepitunsoundunsafeinformal:jerry-builtteeterywonkydickydodgyOpposite securestable
   • ▪ able to be broken into or illicitly accessed: "an insecure computer system" Similar unguardedunprotectedill-protectedvulnerabledefenselessundefendedunshieldedexposedassailableopen to attackin dangerunlockedunboltedunfastenedunsecuredrare:pregnableOpposite secure
   • ▪ (of a job or position) from which removal or expulsion is always possible: "badly paid and insecure jobs"
   • 2. (of a person) not confident or assured; uncertain and anxious: "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 INSECURITY: instability, precariousness, unsteadiness, shakiness, unstableness, unsoundness, changeability, mutability; Antonyms of INSECURITY: security, stability, steadiness, fastness, soundness, fixedness, firmness, substantiality

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

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    Synonyms for INSECURE: anxious, hesitant, unsure of oneself, lacking confidence, unsafe, unguarded, unprotected, unstable; Antonyms for INSECURE: secure, certain, confident, sure, secure, safe, guarded, protected.

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    Insecure means either lacking self-confidence or lacking security. An insecure person might constantly doubt their own intelligence. An insecure building is an easy target for even the most bumbling burglar.