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unsafe

/ʌnˈseɪf/adjective2 syllables

Unsafe means: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm.

Synonyms for unsafe32

adjective, as in involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

dangerous, breakneck, chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy, desperate, hazardous, risky, wild, insidious, mordacious, on the hook, parlous
and 9 more, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go, self-destructive, suicidal, treacherous, unreliable, insecure, vulnerable

adjective, as in lacking in security or safety

insecure, precarious, shaky, unguaranteed, unsecured, dangerous, unprotected, vulnerable

adjective, as in not safe from attack

insecure, vulnerable

also used for unsafe

rickety, tottering, unsteady, unstable, wobbly

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What does unsafe mean?3

adjective

1

involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm“a dangerous criminal”

2

lacking in security or safety“his fortune was increasingly insecure”

3

not safe from attack

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with unsafe?1

one syllable

safe
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Unsafe in a sentence

  • Rodrigo was cyberbullied through malicious comments and threats, leaving him feeling unsafe and vulnerable.Amastan
  • Trust your instincts, and if something feels unsafe, let us know.Amastan
  • Listen to your instincts, if something feels unsafe near the river, back away.Amastan
  • His house was unsafe, drawing the attention of the authorities.lingomaxim
  • When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.DJ_Saidez
  • I still feel unsafe and uncomfortable in a crowd.unknown
  • The conditions were deemed sufficiently unsafe to justify an evacuation.Theocracy
  • It's unsafe to be on the streets at night.Takirabor

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of unsafe

as a adjective

comparative
unsafer
superlative
unsafest