Synonyms for unsafe
un·safe

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1. insecure, unsafeadjective

   lacking in security or safety

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

   Synonyms:
   insecure, dangerous

   Antonyms:
   invulnerable

2. dangerous, unsafeadjective

   involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm

   "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"

   Synonyms:
   serious, insecure, severe, life-threatening, dangerous, grievous, grave

   Antonyms:
   invulnerable

3. insecure, unsafeadjective

   not safe from attack

   Synonyms:
   insecure, dangerous

   Antonyms:
   invulnerable

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1. in the firing line

   Submitted by acronimous on January 11, 2018  

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1. unsafeadjective

   Synonyms:
   dangerous, perilous, hazardous, insecure, RISKY, full of risk

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1. unsafeadjective

   Synonyms:
   insecure, risky, perilous, dangerous, hazardous, imperiled, precarious

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1. List of paraphrases for "unsafe":

   insecure, dangerous, hazardous, insecurity, uncertain, non-secure, precarious, nonsecure, unsanitary, unsure, unhealthy, risky, safe, unsecure, unreliable, unsecured

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1. Susan Harden:

   This is a day at the end of the semester, when students are doing performances, presentations ... this is just the worst thing, our campus is so safe. So safe. I've never felt unsafe on our campus. I'm heartbroken.

2. Kathleen Ho:

   The level of this contaminant poses a public health threat, and is considered unsafe to drink, this news is concerning -- especially as the cause of the petroleum release into the Navy's water system remains unknown. We will continue to take all possible action to protect public health and the environment.

3. Kevin Kiley:

   You have people that can go from department store to department store and rob them with impunity, it's one of the things that's making California, particularly San Francisco, simply unlivable and unsafe.

4. Governor Andrew Cuomo:

   We're paying $1 billion per year as taxpayers to pay for a shelter system and the homeless say, 'We're afraid to go into it,' it's not right to have a shelter system that is so dirty and unsafe, that people have to stay on the street corner.

5. John Suthers:

   To decriminalize dangerous and unreasonable behavior in which people are getting hurt and houses are blowing up, defies the intent of the voters, colorado is experiencing a real public safety issue as a result of unsafe and unlicensed manufacturing and production.