insecure

adjective

in·se·cure | \ ˌin-si-ˈkyu̇r

Definition of insecure

1 : not confident or sure : uncertain feeling somewhat insecure of his reception

2 : not adequately guarded or sustained : unsafe an insecure investment

3 : not firmly fastened or fixed : shaky the hinge is loose and insecure

4a : not highly stable or well-adjusted an insecure marriage

b : deficient in assurance : beset by fear and anxiety always felt insecure in a group of strangers

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Synonyms & Antonyms for insecure

Synonyms

lax, loose, loosened, relaxed, slack, slackened, unsecured

Antonyms

taut, tense, tight

Examples of insecure in a Sentence

I feel shy and insecure around strangers. One of the building's rear doors was insecure. The country's borders remain insecure.

Recent Examples on the Web

Large swathes of the forest have been cleared, the local roads have become dangerously busy, polluted thoroughfares make journeying to school slow and difficult, food prices have soared, wages have fallen, jobs are scarce, and people feel insecure. — Gaia Vince, Quartz, "How to survive in the world’s largest refugee camp," 8 June 2019 Replacing insecure and aging voting machines around the country, introducing post-election audits in the dozens of states that don’t yet have them, shoring up election network defenses, and expanding security personnel all takes money. — Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, "Election Security Is Still Hurting at Every Level," 6 June 2019 The show forgets to be funny at all until the third episode, which focusses on the sardonic and insecure Kat, played by the influencer model Ferreira. — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, "“Euphoria” and the Flawed Art of Gen Z Prophesying," 16 June 2019 My relationship with Max left me deeply insecure in a variety of ways. — Karley Sciortino, Vogue, "Breathless: How I Finally Got Rid of My Relationship Baggage," 28 May 2019 If dynamic webpages hiding within your email sounds a bit insecure, Google says that every partner who wishes to implement dynamic email must be reviewed by Google. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Update: Google Gmail, Microsoft Outlook.com add 'dynamic email,' to avoid the pain of new tabs," 27 Mar. 2019 Kylie Jenner, she of 107 million Instagram followers a closet full of Birkin bags, was once deeply insecure about the size of her lips. — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, "Kylie Jenner Opens Up About Her Lip Injections and Starting Kylie Cosmetics," 2 May 2018 Greece has gone from its traditionally defiant (if not insecure) role as an outlier to that of a crafty insider. — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, "Hanson: Greece finds new footing as a player on the world stage," 6 June 2019 Despite her claim of being insecure, Teigen appears to be embracing her new body during her lavish vacation. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Chrissy Teigen shows off post-baby body, stretch marks in candid posts," 31 July 2018

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