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unsafe adjective [ ʌnˈseɪf ]

• not safe; dangerous.
• "drinking water in some areas may be unsafe"
Similar: dangerous, risky, perilous, hazardous, precarious, life-threatening, high-risk, treacherous, insecure, unsound, vulnerable, exposed, defenceless, destructive, harmful, injurious, malignant, toxic, threatening, menacing, hairy, chancy, dodgy,
Opposite: safe, harmless, secure,
• (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"
Similar: unreliable, insecure, unsound, questionable, open to question, doubtful, open to doubt, dubious, uncertain, suspect, shaky, flimsy, weak, unconvincing, unsupported, unsubstantiated, fallible, iffy, dodgy, dicey,
Opposite: safe, reliable,


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