Word of the Day
spurious
/s ˈpjʊ ri əs /
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insecure

(eg. grace, origin, metaphor )

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  • insecure  /ˈɪn sək jər/ ?  not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way

    insecure meaning(s)  Add to My List

    1. (adj) not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way
    2. (adj) lacking in security or safety
    3. (adj) lacking self-confidence or assurance
    4. (adj) not safe from attack
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    Synonym(s)

    unsafe

    Antonym(s)

    secure

    insecure usage(s) Create your Own

    1. But not every employee in insecure industries has such a gloomy view, Burchell says.
    2. But not every employee in insecure industries has such a gloomy view, Burchell says.
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  • insecurely  in a tentative and self-conscious manner
  • insecureness  the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety
  • insecurity  /ˌɪn sɪ ˈkjʊ rɪ ti/ ?  the state of being subject to danger or injury
  • inseminate  /ɪn ˈsɛ mə ˌneɪt/ ?  place seeds in or on (the ground)
  • insemination  /ɪn ˌsɛ mə ˈneɪ ʃən/ ?  the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively,…
  • insensate  /ɪn ˈsɛn sɛɪt/ ?  devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  • insensately  in an insensate manner
  • insensibility  /ɪn ˌsɛn sə ˈbɪ lɪ tɪ/ ?  a lack of sensibility
  • insensible  /ɪn ˈsɛn sə bəl/ ?  incapable of physical sensation
  • insensibly  in a numb manner; without feeling
  • insensitive  /ɪn ˈsɛn sə tɪv/ ?  not responsive to physical stimuli
  • insensitively  in an insensitive manner
  • insensitiveness  the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal…
  • insensitivity  /ɪn ˌsɛn sə ˈtɪ və ti/ ?  the inability to respond to affective changes in your…
  • insentience  lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations
  • insentient  devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  • inseparable  /ɪn ˈsɛ pə rə bəl/ ?  not capable of being separated
  • inseparably  /ɪn ˈsɛ pə rəb li/ ?  without possibility of separation
  • insert  /ɪn ˈsɜrt/ ?  a folded section placed between the leaves of another publication
  • insertion  /ɪn ˈsɜr ʃən/ ?  a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
  • insertional mutagenesis  (genetics) a mutation caused by the insertion of exogenous…
  • insessores  a bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is…
  • inset  /ˈɪn ˌsɛt/ ?  a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one
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