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Definition of INSECURE

1

not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched <insecure twine allowed the bundle of newspapers to break open as soon as it was tossed to the ground>

Synonyms insecure, lax, loosened, relaxed, slack, slackened, unsecured

Related Words detached, free, unattached, unbound, undone, unfastened, untied; baggy, blousy, saggy

Near Antonyms constrained, restrained; attached, bound, fastened, tied; fast, firm, jammed, snug, stuck, wedged

Antonyms taut, tense, tight

2

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty <I always feel insecure in those high-end highfalutin restaurants>

Synonyms aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, insecure, jittery, jumpy, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Related Words aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up; apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving; fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed; qualmish, qualmy; flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung; obsessed, preoccupied, restless; fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Near Antonyms confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed