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
Clients come into your chair carrying stress, insecurity, excitement, heartbreak — all kinds of emotions.
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Essence, 13 May 2026
Hartley, a freelancer who hit hard by financial insecurity in the wake of the pandemic and Hollywood strikes, wants the fund to start a conversation about supporting those most vulnerable to disruption.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 May 2026
The transition from Wagner to the Africa Corps has not halted rising insecurity in militarily- led Sahelian nations like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The National Diaper Bank Network, a national nonprofit that tracks diaper insecurity, found about 60% of low-income families nationwide struggle with the cost of diapers and rely on less-frequent changes to get by.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
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Essence, 13 May 2026
Hartley, a freelancer who hit hard by financial insecurity in the wake of the pandemic and Hollywood strikes, wants the fund to start a conversation about supporting those most vulnerable to disruption.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 May 2026
The transition from Wagner to the Africa Corps has not halted rising insecurity in militarily- led Sahelian nations like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
The National Diaper Bank Network, a national nonprofit that tracks diaper insecurity, found about 60% of low-income families nationwide struggle with the cost of diapers and rely on less-frequent changes to get by.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insecurity
instability
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With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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When leaders choose silence over strategic communication, that silence leads to significantly negative outcomes, resulting in a culture and environment filled with fear, instability and uncertainty.—
Christina Wood,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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“Insecurity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insecurity. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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