unsecured

adjective

ˌən-si-ˈkyu̇rd How to pronounce unsecured (audio)
Definition of unsecurednext
as in loosened
not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched an unsecured luggage rack on top of the car that was a hazard to other vehicles on the road

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Recent Examples of unsecured Traditional banks in sub-Saharan Africa running unsecured lending portfolios routinely write off 10% to 15% of their loans as bad debts. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 July 2026 Offered through nonprofit credit counseling agencies, a DMP typically lasts three to five years and combines your eligible unsecured debts into one monthly payment. — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Court records also show each was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 The conditions of Fang’s release — predicated in large part on his lack of any serious criminal history — include supervision by federal pretrial services and an unsecured $15,000 bond co-signed by Fang’s father. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsecured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsecured
  1. loosened
  2. loose
  3. insecure
  4. slack
  5. detached
Adjective
  • Hence shirt jackets and safari jackets in linen and leather came to the fore, as did denim Bermudas, linen polos and lots of lifestyle knits amid its more formal, full-canvas tailoring — styled with a loosened tie.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of loosened
Adjective
  • Skubal had a minimally invasive surgery on May 6 to remove a loose body from his pitching elbow and returned to pitch on June 13.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Miriam wore a navy-blue task jacket to ward off the loose chill of the morning.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of loose
Adjective
  • Food-insecure patients show up more often, stay longer, and return sooner.
    — Cole Hanson, STAT, 16 July 2026
  • YouTube comedian Bo Burnham directs this empathetic portrait of Kayla (Elsie Fisher), an insecure adolescent who posts motivational vlogs on YouTube while privately struggling with her self-image and burgeoning sexuality.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
Definition of insecure
Adjective
  • 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
  • The worst transition is from a frictionless sprint into slack time or shallow administrative work.
    — Yaniv Golan, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of slack
Adjective
  • Kate Middleton spent most of her early life in a 4-bedroom, semi-detached cottage in Bradfield, Berkshire.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 July 2026
  • New homes are less likely to compete on price with existing homes in dense urban markets like New York City, where scarce land means new construction is dominated by condominium projects rather than detached homes.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of detached

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“Unsecured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsecured. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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