Synonyms for insecurity
in·se·cu·ri·ty

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1. insecuritynoun

   Synonyms:
   insecureness

   Antonyms:
   security

2. insecuritynoun

   A lack of security, uncertainty

   Synonyms:
   insecureness

   Antonyms:
   security

3. insecuritynoun

   The state of being subject to danger; vulnerability

   Synonyms:
   insecureness

   Antonyms:
   security

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1. insecurity

   Danger is exposure to possible evil, which may be either near and probable or remote and doubtful; peril is exposure to imminent and sharply threatening evil, especially to such as results from violence. An invalid may be in danger of consumption; a disarmed soldier is in peril of death. Jeopardy is nearly the same as peril, but involves, like risk, more of the element of chance or uncertainty; a man tried upon a capital charge is said to be put in jeopardy of life. Insecurity is a feeble word, but exceedingly broad, applying to the placing of a dish, or the possibilities of a life, a fortune, or a government. Compare HAZARD.

   Synonyms:
   danger, hazard, jeopardy, peril, risk

   Antonyms:
   defense, immunity, protection, safeguard, safety, security, shelter

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1. insecuritynoun

   the state of being subject to danger or injury

   Antonyms:
   security

2. insecuritynoun

   the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure

   Antonyms:
   security

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
   • Danger

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1. insecuritynoun

   Synonyms:
   uncertainty

2. insecuritynoun

   Synonyms:
   danger, hazard, peril

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1. insecuritynoun

   Synonyms:
   unsafely, risk, instability, precariousness

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1. List of paraphrases for "insecurity":

   uncertainty, insecure, unsafe, precariousness, precarity, instability, insecurities

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1. Lauren Bauer:

   Food security means families don't have sufficient food to provide an active and healthy lifestyle, but most importantly it means they don't have sufficient resources to go out and purchase more, while food insecurity always rises when there's an economic downturn, what is shocking about it this time is that it's disproportionately affecting families with children and children themselves.

2. Adam Drewnowski:

   Minorities and the working poor in Canada benefit from a better network of social support, obesity has everything to do with economic inequalities and economic insecurity.

3. The Australian development expert:

   I would expect with climate change that distinction is going to blur further, and we're going to see more incidents - whether it's... food insecurity riots that create instability, or refugees in Europe.

4. Heyman Vzquez:

   It is due to the campaign of discrimination and xenophobia created through social networks and the media that blames migrants for the insecurity in Chiapas.

5. Noreen Willows:

   Health care providers such as physicians or registered dietitians could play a role by screening patients for food insecurity and then assisting them to access social workers, publicly funded food assistance programs( where available) or charitable food programs, such as food banks.