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UNSAFE Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word unsafe. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word unsafe. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For UNSAFE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for unsafe, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (13)
dangerous harmful hazardous insecure life-threatening perilous precarious risky threatening treacherous uncertain unsound unstable

Alternatives for INSECURE

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