insecure
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
the hinge is insecure
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
lacking in security or safety
his fortune was increasingly insecure
Related & opposite
- unprotected also see
- dangerous also see
- vulnerable also see
- secure antonym
- insecurity derivation
- insecureness derivation
- precarious similar to
- unguaranteed similar to
Sense 3 adjective
lacking self-confidence or assurance
an insecure person lacking mental stability
Related & opposite
- secure antonym
- insecurity derivation
- insecureness derivation
- overanxious similar to
- unassured similar to
Sense 4 adjective
not safe from attack
Related & opposite
- insecurity derivation
- insecureness derivation
- vulnerable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unfixed |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | secure |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unprotected |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | dangerous |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | vulnerable |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | secure |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insecurity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | insecureness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | precarious |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unguaranteed |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | secure |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | insecurity |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | insecureness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | overanxious |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unassured |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | insecurity |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | insecureness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | vulnerable |