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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The driver reportedly traveled at an unsafe speed, lost control of their vehicle on the wet roads and crashed into a metal power pole, CHP officer Michael Harper said in an email.
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Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
As existing antibiotics lose their effectiveness, even routine medical procedures, ranging from hip replacements to chemotherapy, risk becoming dangerously unsafe.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
The slide reinforces that the anti-immigrant/refugee climate increases discriminatory practices, makes students feel unsafe and increases absenteeism, among other negative ramifications.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Shoplifting also makes workers and customers feel unsafe, Hurst noted.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
As existing antibiotics lose their effectiveness, even routine medical procedures, ranging from hip replacements to chemotherapy, risk becoming dangerously unsafe.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
The slide reinforces that the anti-immigrant/refugee climate increases discriminatory practices, makes students feel unsafe and increases absenteeism, among other negative ramifications.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Shoplifting also makes workers and customers feel unsafe, Hurst noted.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsafe
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsafe. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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