📖 Definitions of "Unsafe"
adjective
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Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
🔄 Synonyms of "Unsafe"
29 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| insidious | Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner. |
| precarious | (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. |
| perilous | Dangerous, full of peril. |
| parlous | Attended with peril; dangerous, risky. |
| desperatenoun | In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire. |
| uncertainnoun | Not certain; unsure. |
| treacherous | Unreliable; dangerous. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| vulnerable | More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. |
| dangerous | Full of danger. |
| venturous | Adventurous; venturesome; willing to undertake activities involving risk. |
| hazardous | Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard. |
| dicey | Of uncertain, risky outcome. |
| dodgy | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable. |
| shaky | Shaking or trembling. |
| insecure | Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations. |
| unsure | uncertain, ambivalent. |
| venturesome | Bold; willing to take risks; adventurous. |
| suicidalnoun | (of a person) Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide. |
| risky | Dangerous, involving risks. |
| embattled | (figuratively) Subject to or troubled by attacks, controversy, or pressure. |
| unreliablenoun | Not reliable. |
| self-destructive | Causing injury to oneself or harm to one's interests. |
| chancynoun | Uncertain; risky; hazardous. |
| breaknecknoun | Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Unsafe"
Words with the opposite meaning.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unsafe"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| insecure | Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations. |
| uncertain | Not certain; unsure. |
| unsure | uncertain, ambivalent. |
| unreliable | Not reliable. |
| dodgy | (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Unsound and unreliable. |
| vulnerable | More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. |
| unsecured | Of a loan or guarantee, without collateral. |
| unguaranteed | Not guaranteed; nonguaranteed. |
| chancy | Uncertain; risky; hazardous. |
| desperate | In dire need (of something); having a dire need or desire. |
| harmful | Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious. |
| dicey | Of uncertain, risky outcome. |
| precarious | (comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous. |
| parlous | Attended with peril; dangerous, risky. |
| dangerous | Full of danger. |
| perilous | Dangerous, full of peril. |
| hazardous | Risky; dangerous; with the nature of a hazard. |
| insidious | Causing harm in a stealthy, often gradual, manner. |
| risky | Dangerous, involving risks. |
| treacherous | Unreliable; dangerous. |
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