Antonyms for insecure
ˌɪn sɪˈkyʊərin·se·cure

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1. insecureadjective

   Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.

   He's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.

   Antonyms:
   confident, self-confident

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1. insecure

   Uncertain is applied to things that human knowledge can not certainly determine or that human power can not certainly control; precarious originally meant dependent on the will of another, and now, by extension of meaning, dependent on chance or hazard, with manifest unfavorable possibility verging toward probability; as, one holds office by a precarious tenure, or land by a precarious title; the strong man's hold on life is uncertain, the invalid's is precarious.

   Antonyms:
   actual, assured, certain, firm, immutable, incontestable, infallible, real, settled, stable, steady, strong, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unquestionable

   Synonyms:
   doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hazardous, perilous, precarious, risky, unassured, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. insecureadjective

   not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way

   "the hinge is insecure"

   Antonyms:
   tight, secure, sure, steady, firm, assured, unafraid, untroubled, invulnerable, fail-safe

   Synonyms:
   unsafe

2. insecure, unsafeadjective

   lacking in security or safety

   "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"

   Antonyms:
   fail-safe, sure, secure, firm, invulnerable, untroubled, unafraid, assured, steady, tight

   Synonyms:
   unsafe, dangerous

3. insecureadjective

   lacking self-confidence or assurance

   "an insecure person lacking mental stability"

   Antonyms:
   assured, fail-safe, sure, firm, steady, secure, unafraid, invulnerable, untroubled, tight

   Synonyms:
   unsafe

4. insecure, unsafeadjective

   not safe from attack

   Antonyms:
   secure, assured, invulnerable, fail-safe, firm, steady, tight, sure, unafraid, untroubled

   Synonyms:
   unsafe, dangerous

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1. insecureadjective

   Synonyms:
   risky, unsafe, precarious, rickety, unstable, dangerous

How to use insecure in a sentence?

1. Piero Ferrucci:

   Eliminate something superfluous from your life. Break a habit. Do something that makes you feel insecure.

2. Erika Jakubovits:

   We owe this to them, they have suffered so much trauma and have felt even more insecure during this pandemic.

3. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   You boast what you already have yet feel insecure and jealous when you find the same in others. That's how fragile you're, Grow Up!

4. Danny Bediako:

   People are scared, people are feeling insecure to even go into public spaces and hold meetings for their organizations. Some people have stopped their support entirely.

5. ― Marilyn Monroe:

   I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best.”

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