Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: unsafe
IPA transcription: [əns'eɪf]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dangerous, unsafe
    Meaning: involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
  • Synonyms: insecure, unsafe
    Meaning: lacking in security or safety; "his fortune was increasingly insecure"; "an insecure future"
  • Synonyms: insecure, unsafe
    Meaning: not safe from attack
Usage examples
  • "Come, come," cried Emma, feeling this to be an unsafe subject, "I must beg you not to talk of the sea.
  • Frequently a crash of stone and brick, followed by a cloud of dust, gave warning to pedestrians that destruction was going on in the forefront of the flames, and that travel in such localities was unsafe.