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

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 Your digital life is at once permanent, etched in ones and zeros, and perilously insecure, capable of being leaked in the next devastating hack. — Jacob Silverman, Longreads, "Private Telegram, Public Strife," 3 July 2018 And for security hawks who want to stream local music files, Sonos recently lessened its reliance Microsoft’s insecure and outdated SMBv1 file sharing protocol. — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, "The Ars Holiday Gift Guide 2018—good tech for the home and home office," 19 Nov. 2018 The whole piece is tethered to the floor almost casually, with string wrapped, just once, around a rock, reminding us how insecure our mainstays can be. — Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, "‘The Veil’ exhibition at Bridge Productions spans ideas of what’s seen and unseen," 7 Aug. 2018 After years of feeling insecure about it, Chrissy Metz finally wore a swimsuit on vacation. — Alison Edmond, Glamour, "Chrissy Metz Is Finally Doing Whatever She Wants," 9 Oct. 2018 At one point in the film, the Prince of Wales—an insecure and violent madman intent on proving his strength to his father, the king—strings up a nobleman at the gate of a castle before slicing open his stomach. — Peter Martin, Popular Mechanics, "How They Made All the Blood and Guts of 'Outlaw King'," 9 Nov. 2018 The benefits of onsite gardens go beyond fresh food (which is a big deal in food-insecure communities). — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "How urban farms in New York schools are raising food to fight inequality," 27 Sep. 2018 In January a bipartisan group of senators introduced a bill to ban insecure paperless voting machines. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, "Frozen machines, 243-percent turnout, and other woes in Georgia voting," 8 Aug. 2018

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