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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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Finding “cross functional synergies” was, I always thought, the refuge of the insecure, a linguistic escape hatch to avoid responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

She may even be feeling insecure in the relationship.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

It is designed to weed out the insecure and trigger-happy, the reckless hotheads with something to prove.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

And misogyny isn’t exactly the point; he’s just a self-involved, insecure egotist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I thought of what Mom sometimes said to me when I was feeling insecure: “Fake it till you make it.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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