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adjective
- 1. not safe; dangerous: "drinking water in some areas may be unsafe" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a verdict or conviction) not based on reliable evidence and likely to constitute a miscarriage of justice: "because the confession was unreliable the verdict was unsafe and unsatisfactory"
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UNSAFE definition: 1. not safe 2. An unsafe conviction (= legal decision that someone is guilty) may be wrong because…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNSAFE is not safe. How to use unsafe in a sentence. not safe: such as; able or likely to cause harm, damage, or loss; not giving protection from danger, harm, or loss…
Definition of unsafe adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm. synonyms: dangerous. breakneck. moving at very high speed. chanceful, chancy, dicey, dodgy. of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk. desperate. (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair. hazardous, risky, wild. involving risk or danger.
(ʌnseɪf ) 1. adjective. If a building, machine, activity, or area is unsafe, it is dangerous. Critics claim the trucks are unsafe. She was also warned it was unsafe to run early in the morning in the neighbourhood. Synonyms: dangerous, risky, hazardous, threatening More Synonyms of unsafe. 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Unsafe definition: not safe; perilous. See examples of UNSAFE used in a sentence.
1. Inadequately protected: insecure, unguarded, unprotected. 2. Involving possible risk, loss, or injury: adventurous, chancy, dangerous, hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, treacherous, venturesome, venturous. Slang: hairy. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
unsafe adjective (IN DANGER) If you feel unsafe, you feel that you are in danger: Many women feel unsafe on the streets at night. (Definition of unsafe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
unsafe meaning, definition, what is unsafe: dangerous or likely to cause harm: Learn more.
Synonyms for UNSAFE: dangerous, hazardous, risky, perilous, serious, precarious, treacherous, unhealthy; Antonyms of UNSAFE: safe, harmless, innocuous, innocent, nonhazardous, nonthreatening, beneficial, good
