Synonyms of unsafe

Adjective


1. insecure (vs. secure), unsafe, precarious, shaky, unguaranteed, unsecured, dangerous#1, unsafe, unprotected, vulnerable

usage: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"

2. dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe, breakneck, chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy, desperate, hazardous, risky, wild, insidious, mordacious, on the hook(predicate), parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go, self-destructive, suicidal, treacherous, unreliable, insecure#2, unsafe, vulnerable

usage: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

3. insecure, unsafe, vulnerable (vs. invulnerable)

usage: not safe from attack

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