insecure

Questions about insecure

What does insecure mean?

insecure means "not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in insecure?

insecure has 3 syllables: in-se-cure. The stress falls on "in". In IPA it is /ˈɪnsəkjɚ/.

What is another word for insecure?

Close synonyms include unsafe, unsafe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of insecure?

The recorded antonyms are secure, secure, secure.

Is insecure a common word?

insecure is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.