insecure
English Thesaurus
1. lacking self-confidence or assurance (adj.all)
| similar | : | overanxious, |
| definition | : | anxious or nervous to an excessive degree (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unassured, |
| definition | : | lacking boldness or confidence (adj.all) |
2. lacking in security or safety (adj.all)
| similar | : | precarious, shaky, |
| definition | : | not secure; beset with difficulties (adj.all) |
| also | : | unprotected, |
| definition | : | lacking protection or defense (adj.all) |
| also | : | dangerous, unsafe, |
| definition | : | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm (adj.all) |
| also | : | vulnerable, |
| definition | : | susceptible to attack (adj.all) |
3. not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way (adj.all)
| also | : | unfixed, |
| definition | : | not firmly placed or set or fastened (adj.all) |
4. not safe from attack (adj.all)
| similar | : | vulnerable, |
| definition | : | susceptible to attack (adj.all) |
5. lacking self-confidence or assurance (adj.all)
| derivation | : | insecurity, |
| definition | : | the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | insecureness, |
| definition | : | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety (noun.state) |
6. lacking in security or safety (adj.all)
| antonym | : | secure, |
| definition | : | free from danger or risk (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | insecurity, |
| definition | : | the state of being subject to danger or injury (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | insecureness, |
| definition | : | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety (noun.state) |
7. not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way (adj.all)
| antonym | : | secure, |
| definition | : | not likely to fail or give way (adj.all) |
8. not safe from attack (adj.all)
| derivation | : | insecurity, |
| definition | : | the state of being subject to danger or injury (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | insecureness, |
| definition | : | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety (noun.state) |
9. lacking self-confidence or assurance (adj.all)
| derivation | : | insecurity, |
| definition | : | the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | insecureness, |
| definition | : | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety (noun.state) |
10. lacking in security or safety (adj.all)
| antonym | : | secure, |
| definition | : | free from danger or risk (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | insecurity, |
| definition | : | the state of being subject to danger or injury (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | insecureness, |
| definition | : | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety (noun.state) |
11. not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way (adj.all)
| antonym | : | secure, |
| definition | : | not likely to fail or give way (adj.all) |
12. not safe from attack (adj.all)
| derivation | : | insecurity, |
| definition | : | the state of being subject to danger or injury (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | insecureness, |
| definition | : | the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety (noun.state) |
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