UNSAFE Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word unsafe. (close relations)
unsafely
Best Alternative Words for UNSAFE
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insecure | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way • lacking in security or safety • lacking self-confidence or assurance adjective satellite • not safe from attack | ||||||||
dangerous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm adjective satellite • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm | ||||||||
precarious | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • affording no ease or reassurance • fraught with danger • not secure; beset with difficulties | ||||||||
rickety | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect • affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets • lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality | ||||||||
shaky | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect • vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze • not secure; beset with difficulties | ||||||||
tottering | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age • (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse | ||||||||
unstable | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • lacking stability or fixity or firmness adjective satellite • highly or violently reactive • affording no ease or reassurance • suffering from severe mental illness • disposed to psychological variability • subject to change; variable | ||||||||
unsteady | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • subject to change or variation adjective satellite • not firmly or solidly positioned | ||||||||
wobbly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a member of the Industrial Workers of the World adjective satellite • inclined to shake as from weakness or defect |