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insecurity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of insecurity

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 of insecurity

instability, precariousness, shakiness, unstableness, unsteadiness
Words Related to insecurity

insubstantiality, unsoundness

changeability, inconstancy, mutability

laxness, looseness, slackness
Near Antonyms of insecurity

firmness, soundness, substantiality
Antonyms of insecurity

fastness, fixedness, security, stability, steadiness

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