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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If people aren’t speaking up, ask what truths feel unsafe to say.
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Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The administration claimed that Harvard failed to act despite being aware that Jewish and Israeli students felt unsafe on campus.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
The officials said its investigation found that a quarter of Jewish students felt physically unsafe on the Ivy League campus, and Jewish and Israeli students were assaulted and spit on.
—June 30, CBS News, 30 June 2025
The report will give information on which units are safe to be inhabited, which ones residents can safely enter to collect things but aren’t habitable, and which ones are unsafe to be entered under any circumstances.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 2025
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Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The administration claimed that Harvard failed to act despite being aware that Jewish and Israeli students felt unsafe on campus.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 30 June 2025
The officials said its investigation found that a quarter of Jewish students felt physically unsafe on the Ivy League campus, and Jewish and Israeli students were assaulted and spit on.
—June 30, CBS News, 30 June 2025
The report will give information on which units are safe to be inhabited, which ones residents can safely enter to collect things but aren’t habitable, and which ones are unsafe to be entered under any circumstances.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 June 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 6 Jul. 2025.
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