US /ʌnˈseɪf/
adj verb Freq #16212

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Dangerous; likely to cause harm or injury

    The old bridge was declared unsafe and closed to traffic.

  2. 2
    adj

    Not protected against attack or risk

    Leaving your password written down makes your account unsafe.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · dangerous; likely to cause... dangerousprecariousunstable
2 adj · not protected against... insecure

Etymology

From un- (reversive prefix) + safe.

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