Synonyms of insecure

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adjective

1

as in loose

not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched

insecure twine allowed the bundle of newspapers to break open as soon as it was tossed to the ground

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loose
• loosened
• unsecured
• slack
• detached
• relaxed
• lax
• undone
• unattached
• slackened
• unbound
• untied
• free
• baggy
• unfastened
• saggy
• blousy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tight
• tense
• taut
• restrained
• constrained
• attached
• bound
• tied
• fast
• firm
• stuck
• fastened
• snug
• jammed
• wedged

2

as in worried

feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

I always feel insecure in those high-end highfalutin restaurants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• nervous
• anxious
• upset
• troubled
• uneasy
• apprehensive
• uptight
• perturbed
• ill at ease
• concerned
• disturbed
• jumpy
• flustered
• jittery
• tense
• bothered
• hesitant
• on tenterhooks
• edgy
• on edge
• on pins and needles
• obsessed
• dithery
• queasy
• nervy
• preoccupied
• distraught
• restless
• antsy
• goosey
• unquiet
• freaked
• queazy
• het up
• hinky
• distressed
• aggrieved
• fretful
• disquieted
• shook-up
• keyed up
• vexed
• hung up
• aflutter
• foreboding
• fretting
• atwitter
• freaked-out
• high-strung
• fidgety
• unnerved
• unstrung
• flighty
• undone
• fluttery
• misgiving
• skittish
• qualmish
• stewing
• spooky
• hypertense
• qualmy
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• collected
• calm
• cool
• relaxed
• confident
• nerveless
• sure
• happy-go-lucky
• controlled
• self-confident
• self-assured
• self-controlled

insecurity

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noun

as in instability

the quality or state of not being firmly fixed in position

the insecurity of the bookcase made it dangerous for a household with small children who like to climb

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instability
• precariousness
• unsteadiness
• shakiness
• unstableness
• unsoundness
• changeability
• mutability
• laxness
• looseness
• inconstancy
• insubstantiality
• slackness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• security
• stability
• steadiness
• fastness
• soundness
• fixedness
• firmness
• substantiality