Synonyms of insecurity

insecurity

noun

ˌin-si-ˈkyu̇r-ə-tē 

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insecurity

If economic insecurity punishes the governing party at the polls, the next Congress will be expected to do something about it once sworn in. — Erin Kay Lockwood, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026

This newfound insecurity leads The Bottlewasher (Gustav Lindh) to try to impress his wife by fixing their roof, only to fall to his death. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2026

Food insecurity reflects a broader economic insecurity, Lee said, not a lack of effort. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

There are few households in Israel that haven’t been affected in some way by the events that have played out since, leaving a sense of profound grief and insecurity that lingers across the Israeli society. — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026