insecure

[in-si-kyoor] / ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊər /

ADJECTIVE

uncertain, worried

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afraid anxious apprehensive hesitant shaky touchy troubled unsure uptight

WEAK

Delphic choked diffident hanging by thread jumpy on thin ice questioning touch and go unassured unconfident unpoised up in the air vague

Antonyms

STRONGEST

at ease calm certain collected composed cool definite happy peaceful quiet sure unafraid unwavering unworried

WEAK

confident guarded protected safe secure sound

ADJECTIVE

dangerous, precarious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frail immature shaky unreliable unstable vulnerable wobbly

STRONG

unsafe

WEAK

defenseless exposed fluctuant hazardous insubstantial loose open to attack perilous rickety rocky rootless unguarded unprotected unshielded unsound unsteady vacillating wavering weak

Antonyms

STRONGEST

firm stable steady strong unshaky

WEAK

certain confident guarded protected safe secure sound sure

Example Sentences

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But we had some new dogs and some of them were aggressive and insecure and wanted to fight all the time.

From Literature

"A fragmented, insecure and highly unstable Sudan is not beneficial to them," he says.

From BBC

“Yeah. She’s working hard to make herself the main character of everyone’s life. People like that are really insecure.”

From Literature

“If I didn’t, I would feel insecure, like I looked ugly.”

From Los Angeles Times

Failing to get enough "likes" on her social media posts left her feeling "insecure" or "ugly" she said.

From BBC