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
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as in worried
feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty
I always feel insecure in those high-end highfalutin restaurants
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Recent Examples of insecure
Defne said, aware that this sounded insecure.
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Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Peter may be insecure about his own place in a world where only parts of it have room for him, but as a storyteller with an eye, Firstman is anything but.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Yet even sprinkled in star dust, Hepburn still felt inadequate and insecure.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
From those forums, the logic migrated to TikTok and Instagram, where the algorithm found an audience of lonely, insecure young men who wanted more attention or acceptance in their own lives.
—Fay Bound-Alberti, Time, 3 May 2026
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Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
Peter may be insecure about his own place in a world where only parts of it have room for him, but as a storyteller with an eye, Firstman is anything but.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
Yet even sprinkled in star dust, Hepburn still felt inadequate and insecure.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
From those forums, the logic migrated to TikTok and Instagram, where the algorithm found an audience of lonely, insecure young men who wanted more attention or acceptance in their own lives.
—Fay Bound-Alberti, Time, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecure
Adjective
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Snell underwent surgery 10 days ago to remove loose bodies from his left elbow.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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The loose sand was taxing and forced us off our bikes several times, slowing our momentum.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Kyoto, Japan — Nancy Higginbotham wasn’t worried when her 20-year-old son got on a train by himself during their family vacation in Japan.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Farmers are now worried the beef industry could be on the fritz for a while.—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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For now, though, Detroit’s automakers are leaning into the lucre that comes from selling millions of fossil-fuel vehicles in a rare moment of loosened regulation.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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Next, carefully remove the bowl from the microwave and use a microfiber cloth to wipe away all the loosened grime.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Spinella shucks off sentimentality, always showing us Con’s offhand humor and sometimes nervous, defensive rambling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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Companies start to get nervous when the percentage of shareholders blessing their pay plans dips well below the average, which is slightly above 90%, said Elizabeth Bieber, partner at the law firm Freshfields who leads shareholder engagement.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Companies can’t hand over important access codes to unsecured AI agents, making cyber a key component of AI infrastructure.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Gialamas was initially arrested in Puerto Rico on vacation, then released on a $50,000 unsecured bond.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
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Unlike the coolly impassive Pop artists, the Who weren’t afraid to get personal, or to let their art echo the anxious, kinky, maladjusted yammering in their own heads.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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In Rio, the runner was an anxious up-and-comer, the youngest American track-and-field Olympian since 1972.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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And those problems are magnified in the slack middle section of this 160-minute film, as the hunters make discoveries of their own in the forest, unnecessary subplots and aliens multiply, and there are some halfhearted attempts at giving them a thin backstory.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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Having replaced McGinn, Sancho was still settling into the game’s pace, but was markedly slack in possession.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Brueggmann was more than good Friday, lifting the Warriors to a 2-1 upset victory over Marist in a Class 4A state semifinal game at Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in Peoria.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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According to the standings, this wasn’t much of an upset.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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“Insecure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecure. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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