Synonyms for insecure


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-si-kyoor
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊər

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Définition of insecure

Origin :
  • 1640s, "unsafe," from Medieval Latin insecurus, from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + Latin securus (see secure). Psychological sense dates from 1935; insecurity in this sense dates from 1917. Related: Insecurely.
  • adj uncertain, worried
  • adj dangerous, precarious
Example sentences :
  • But this is insecure ground, and the meaning can but be guessed at.
  • Extract from : « Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts » by Rosalind Northcote
  • He realized that his tenure was insecure, and he dreaded exposure.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Her foot slipped from its insecure rock hold and she stumbled.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • He left her with the feeling that the foundations70 of life, as she was leading it, were insecure.
  • Extract from : « The Letter of the Contract » by Basil King
  • The friendship of nations will still be insecure and shifting.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • The boundaries of Christendom were as yet narrow and insecure.
  • Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.
  • To make these insecure, is like mining the foundations of a building.
  • Extract from : « Admiral Farragut » by A. T. Mahan
  • No wonder I felt that my life was insecure—no wonder my mind was filled with forebodings.
  • Extract from : « Ran Away to Sea » by Mayne Reid
  • In no country in the world, civilized or savage, is life so insecure as in this.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays » by Ambrose Bierce
  • I seem to be a consciousness, vague and insecure, placed between two worlds.
  • Extract from : « First and Last Things » by H. G. Wells

Antonyms for insecure

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