insecure | Definition of insecure

Synonyms and Antonyms of insecure

1 not tightly fastened, tied, or stretched

insecure twine allowed the bundle of newspapers to break open as soon as it was tossed to the ground

Synonyms of insecure

lax, loose, loosened, relaxed, slack, slackened, unsecured

Words Related to insecure

detached, free, unattached, unbound, undone, unfastened, untied

baggy, blousy, saggy

Near Antonyms of insecure

constrained, restrained

attached, bound, fastened, tied

fast, firm, jammed, snug, stuck, wedged

Antonyms of insecure

taut, tense, tight

2 feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty

I always feel insecure in those high-end highfalutin restaurants

Synonyms of insecure

aflutter, antsy, anxious, atwitter, dithery, edgy, goosey, het up, hinky [slang], hung up, ill at ease, jittery, jumpy, nervous, nervy, perturbed, queasy (also queazy), tense, troubled, uneasy, unquiet, upset, uptight, worried

Words Related to insecure

aggrieved, bothered, concerned, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, freaked, freaked-out, shook-up

apprehensive, foreboding, hesitant, misgiving

fretful, fretting, stewing, vexed

qualmish, qualmy

flustered, twittered, undone, unnerved, unstrung

obsessed, preoccupied, restless

fidgety, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, hypertense, skittish, spooky

Phrases Synonymous with insecure

keyed up, on edge, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks

Near Antonyms of insecure

confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure

controlled, self-controlled

Antonyms of insecure

calm, collected, cool, easy, happy-go-lucky, nerveless, relaxed