Synonyms for insecure

Most common

unsafe · precarious · uncertain · unstable · vulnerable · exposed

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

secure, safe, self-confident

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Not secure.

2. adj. 2

   Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

   He's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.

Related words

Word family

insecureness insecurity

Example sentences

• uncertain Tom told me that he's uncertain what he should do.
• unstable Back in the 1990s, Algeria was incredibly unstable.
• unsafe Do you really think it would be unsafe to do that?
• precarious Yanni lives a precarious existence in Algiers.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

lost¹

5 letters

risky², shaky²

6 letters

unsafe², wobbly³, infirm²

7 letters

exposed², rickety³

8 letters

unstable³, slippery³, perilous³, unsteady³, unsecure

9 letters

dangerous³, uncertain³, hazardous³, unassured

10 letters

vulnerable⁴, precarious⁴

11 letters

treacherous³, unprotected⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (risky² = 2 syllables).