unsafer; unsafest
: not safe: such as
a
: able or likely to cause harm, damage, or loss
water that is unsafe to drink
unsafe driving habits
unsafe levels of lead
b
: not giving protection from danger, harm, or loss
an unsafe vehicle
unsafe working conditions
c
: not protected from danger, harm, or loss
feeling frightened and unsafe
d
: likely to take risks : not careful
unsafe drivers
Examples of unsafe in a Sentence
workers are forbidden from engaging in unsafe activities on company time
people who have a record of being unsafe drivers usually have to pay higher insurance premiums
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Some construction workers and unions also challenged the notion that bamboo was unsafe, pointing to stringent safety regulations.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
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—Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
In 2023, Hijas del Campo began building four tiny homes to provide transitional housing for farmworkers living in unsafe or substandard conditions.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
Chinese space officials delayed the crew's departure to analyze the issue, then ultimately deemed the Shenzhou 20 craft unsafe to take astronauts down to Earth.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Sacramento Indian, Vietnamese restaurants cited for unsafe food AB Indian Cuisine, 7400 Elsie Ave.
—Sacbee.com, 27 Nov. 2025
In 2023, Hijas del Campo began building four tiny homes to provide transitional housing for farmworkers living in unsafe or substandard conditions.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
Chinese space officials delayed the crew's departure to analyze the issue, then ultimately deemed the Shenzhou 20 craft unsafe to take astronauts down to Earth.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsafe. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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