unsafe English

Meaning unsafe meaning

What does unsafe mean?

unsafe

— adjective (= insecure) not safe from attack

— adjective (= insecure) lacking in security or safety his fortune was increasingly insecure an insecure future

— adjective (= dangerous) involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm a dangerous criminal a dangerous bridge unemployment reached dangerous proportions

Synonyms unsafe synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as unsafe?

unsafe English » English

dangerous

hazardous

perilous

insecure

treacherous

harmful

risky

rash

adventurous

adventuresome

rather dangerous

formidable

fearful

wrong

wildcat

unsure

unsound

unchancy

uncanny

speculative

shaky

precarious

needy

nasty

jeopardous

dreadful

desperate

carefully

afraid

accident-prone

Examples unsafe examples

How do I use unsafe in a sentence?

Simple sentences

This company sold unsafe products.

Tom kept tailgating the car in front of us even though I told him it was unsafe to do so.

This is unsafe.

Tom told me the bridge was unsafe.

This bridge is unsafe.

This building is unsafe.

It's unsafe to be on the streets at night.

Movie subtitles

It's becoming unsafe for a woman to walk on the streets in this town.

At least you'll have brought attention to the fact that the flight is unsafe.

That his sense of duty was so strong. that he took up a ship that he knew was unsafe. and that he fought in every way possible to keep grounded.

But there are certain developments which make this beach unsafe today.

They're still reported unsafe.

You people that are hanging on that scaffolding, you're rendering that scaffold unsafe by climbing on it.

Well, under the provisions of this bill we would snatch 200,000 acres of Indian territory which we have deemed unsafe for their use at this time.

Shipping lanes are unsafe.

That's why it's unsafe.

I tell you, this building is unsafe!

I felt it was unsafe for the commander in chief.

Sometimes I must go on missions to places unsafe for a little boy.

He believed the plant was unsafe?

I'm afraid they're not far wrong. It's becoming unsafe for a woman to walk on the streets.

I remember the ancient German freighter, brooding at her moorings coal bunkers and provision rooms more than half empty with the unsafe waters of two oceans between her and home.

The tramps. - Your streets are made unsafe by shameless, diseased hussies, rapacious pickpockets, and insidious opium-smokers.

You're making it unsafe.

In any event, the building is unsafe and will have to be evacuated.

This car's unsafe! Now, I don't want you starting it up with me in it!

Naples is unsafe at night.

The streets of London are positively unsafe.

This area is unsafe now.

It is unsafe to pass through matter interfaces.

It became so unsafe there.

The caves are unsafe.

That's because every time you go up in the air, you're unsafe.

Heavily fortified and considered very unsafe, sir.

The scaffold is unsafe.

Hey, you! Stop being. so unsafe!

The log will show I consider this unsafe, and obeyed under protest.

It's unsafe to keep your glasses on.

It's unsafe.

It frightens me that you want to work on something that's so unsafe.

News and current affairs

Meanwhile, the local population has remained impoverished and beset by diseases caused by unsafe air, poisoned drinking water, and pollution in the food chain.

America's legal system makes sure that firms that produce a defective, and particularly an unsafe product, are held liable for the consequences.

The stumbling block has been potential investors' fear that accounting fiascos in emerging countries would render the bonds unsafe.

It is a painful procedure carried out in unsafe ways by old women who are seeking to initiate girls into womanhood, and, more concretely, into a life that will be an unending chain of physical pain and social marginalization.

Why do people give generously to earthquake victims, but not to prevent the much larger number of deaths brought about by extreme poverty, insufficient food, unsafe water, lack of sanitation, and the absence of even the most basic health care?

Many countries prohibit the sale of unsafe tools, such as power saws without safety guards.

They feel unsafe on poorly-lit streets, and have little access to parks or recreational facilities.

It might be difficult for a child to go to a classmate's house to study after school, because of bad roads, unsafe neighborhoods, or parents who are working and cannot provide a lift (or do not own a car).

John Stuart Mill, in his classic book On Liberty, considered a situation in which a man sets out to cross a bridge that we know is unsafe.

Every country in Europe is party to international treaties that recognize the rights of refugees to seek asylum and not be forcibly returned to countries where they will be unsafe.

Indeed, as the country's civilian political institutions corrode, its nuclear arsenal, ominously, is becoming increasingly unsafe.

Many of these deaths are caused by the estimated five million unsafe abortions carried out annually in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The International Civil Aviation Authority has announced that it will convene a group of experts to help it provide guidance for the industry to decide what level of ash in the atmosphere makes it unsafe to fly.