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. Matt Allen:

   As a labor and delivery nurse who helps mothers to bring babies into this world, I find it outrageous that Mount Sinai would compromise care for our NICU babies in any way. We already have NICU nurses caring for twice as many sick babies as they should, it’s unconscionable that Mount Sinai refuses to address unsafe staffing in our NICU and other units of the hospital but is now stirring fears about our NICU babies in contract negotiations.

2. Whitney Rice:

   [ People ] may seek unsafe ways of terminating a pregnancy and could have harmful consequences, you also have people who may sort of be forced to continue pregnancies to term and could have a risk of infant health outcomes that include low birth weight, preterm birth, or may have a risk of maternal mortality.

3. Rob Chilcott:

   The skin is not a perfect barrier and so absorption of small amounts of chemicals from sunscreens( and indeed other skin care products such as cosmetics) is to be expected, this does not mean that sunscreen products are unsafe to use, but that appropriate safety tests need to be performed by manufacturers.

4. Veronica Bermudez:

   To this day, this is a nightmare for me, i feel totally unsafe. I'll live with that for the rest of my life.

5. John Eaves:

   This issue involves people from Maine to Mississippi to California, every state in the union has experienced the same sort of struggle here between the body shops trying to do the work the right way, and the insurance companies trying to cut corners and force them to use unsafe parts and unsafe methods on their cars.