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
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Recent Examples of insecurity
Some problems are societal — lack of money or positive role models, the easy access to drugs — while others are endemic to the women’s age, at which insecurity and immaturity can be crippling.
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Aqua Ubique Aqua Ubique, based in Birtinya, Australia, is an AWG company dedicated to solving water insecurity with machines that handle the full process from air intake to drinkable water.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
Financial insecurity intensified across all income levels.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Carpenter has spent a decade untangling his insecurities since forming Medium Build in 2015.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Aqua Ubique Aqua Ubique, based in Birtinya, Australia, is an AWG company dedicated to solving water insecurity with machines that handle the full process from air intake to drinkable water.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
Financial insecurity intensified across all income levels.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2026
Carpenter has spent a decade untangling his insecurities since forming Medium Build in 2015.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for insecurity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecurity
instability
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Market and Valuation Risks The stock is subject to existential risks stemming from geopolitical instability, fragile industry momentum, and the speculative nature of quantum computing investments.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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With deep economic instability and a crashing local currency the primary drivers of the uprisings, few Iranians can afford doing that for long.—
Talla Mountjoy,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Insecurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecurity. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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