'Insecure' definitions:
Definition of 'insecure'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way; "the hinge is insecure" [ant: secure]
adjective
Lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future" [syn: insecure, unsafe] [ant: secure]
adjective
Lacking self-confidence or assurance; "an insecure person lacking mental stability" [ant: secure, unafraid, untroubled]
adjective
Not safe from attack [syn: insecure, unsafe]
Definition of 'Insecure'
From: GCIDE
- Insecure \In`se*cure"\, a.
- 1. Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss. [1913 Webster]
- With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss. --Bp. Hurg. [1913 Webster]
- The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and precarious. --Mickle. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'insecure'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afraid,
- anxious,
- apprehensive,
- dangerous,
- desultory,
- dickey,
- disconcerted,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- exposed,
- fearful,
- flimsy,
- fluctuant,
- frail,
- hazardous,
- hesitant,
- in suspense,
- infirm,
- insubstantial,
- jumpy,
- nervous,
- open,
- perilous,
- precarious,
- provisional,
- questioning,
- rickety,
- risky,
- rocky,
- rootless,
- shaky,
- shifting,
- shifty,
- slippery,
- temporary,
- tentative,
- ticklish,
- tottery,
- treacherous,
- unassured,
- uncertain,
- uncomfortable,
- unconfident,
- undefended,
- undependable,
- unfaithworthy,
- unguarded,
- unhealthy,
- unnerved,
- unpredictable,
- unprotected,
- unreliable,
- unsafe,
- unselfassured,
- unselfconfident,
- unselfreliant,
- unsolid,
- unsound,
- unstable,
- unsteadfast,
- unsteady,
- unsubstantial,
- unsure,
- untrustworthy,
- vacillating,
- vulnerable,
- wavering,
- weak,
- wobbly,
- worried