English word
Insecure
Definitions
adjective
- deficient in assurance : beset by fear and anxiety
- not highly stable or well-adjusted
- not confident or sure : uncertain
- not adequately guarded or sustained : unsafe
- not firmly fastened or fixed : shaky
- unable to reliably afford or access what is needed to meet one's basic needs
- see also food insecure
Synonyms for insecure
Closest evidence-backed alternatives.
- loose
- loosened
- unsecured
- slack
- detached
- relaxed
- lax