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View usage for: (ʌnseɪf) 1. adjectiveIf a building, machine, activity, or area is unsafe, it is dangerous. Critics claim the trucks are unsafe. She was also warned it was unsafe to run early in the morning in the neighbourhood. Synonyms: dangerous, risky, hazardous, threatening More Synonyms of unsafe 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]If you are unsafe, you are in danger of being harmed. In the larger neighbourhood, I felt very unsafe. Synonyms: vulnerable, threatened, exposed, unprotected More Synonyms of unsafe 3. adjectiveIf a criminal conviction is unsafe, it is not based on enough evidence or is based on false evidence. [British, law] An appeal court decided their convictions were unsafe. unsafe in British English (ʌnˈseɪf) adjective2. (of a criminal conviction) based on inadequate or false evidence Examples of 'unsafe' in a sentenceunsafe The report warned that many renting families lived in unhealthy or unsafe conditions.The flames were so fierce that the building quickly became unsafe for fire crew to search inside.There is no reason to regard your conviction as unsafe.They talk of being pushed farther into unsafe areas.They also feel unsafe in relation to other people.Moving her has so far proved impossible because specialists deemed it unsafe in her feeble condition.When we arrived the apartment was filthy and in an unsafe condition.Only recovery of the section of the boat beneath buildings unsafe for excavation eluded him.The conviction was therefore unsafe and would be quashed.The organisers could alter the route if any area is deemed unsafe because of ice.Teachers will feel unsafe in their classrooms without protective vests.High noses were deemed unsafe because they were at driver height in side impacts.Nor is it merely unsafe working conditions that are a concern.As the judge followed that approach the conviction was not unsafe and the application would be refused.The house is leaking and the area is unsafe.She feels unsafe in her own home.His successes coincided with the exposure by other lawyers of unsafe convictions and growing doubts about the death penalty.How hard it is to say no to a group of glamorous friends urging you to get into an unsafe car?So many were inside, cops feared the building was structurally unsafe.Many of the dogs which died in the blaze were still in the building, which has been deemed unsafe.He lay dead under concrete for a week, so unsafe was the building that rescuers couldn't get in. British English: unsafe ADJECTIVE If a building, machine, activity, or area is unsafe, it is dangerous. Critics claim the trucks are unsafe. - American English: unsafe
- Brazilian Portuguese: perigoso
- Chinese: 危险的
- European Spanish: inseguro
- French: dangereux
- German: nicht sicher
- Italian: pericoloso
- Japanese: 安全でない
- Korean: 안전하지 않은
- European Portuguese: perigoso
- Latin American Spanish: inseguro
Chinese translation of 'unsafe' adj - (= in danger) [person]
不安全的 (bù ānquán de) - (= dangerous) [machine, bridge, conditions]
危险(險)的 (wēixiǎn de) - (Brit, Law) [conviction]
不成立的 (bù chénglì de) it is unsafe to play here 在这(這)儿(兒)玩不安全 (zài zhèr wán bù ānquán) the car was unsafe to drive 开(開)这(這)辆(輛)车(車)不安全 (kāi zhè liàng chē bù ānquán) unsafe to eat/drink 食用/饮(飲)用不安全 (shíyòng/yǐnyòng bù ānquán) unsafe sex 无(無)防范(範)措施的性行为(為) (wú fángfàn cuòshī de xìngxíngwéi)
Definition dangerous Critics claim the trucks are unsafe. Synonyms Opposites safe , secure , reliable , sure , sound , certain , stable , harmless In the larger neighbourhood, I felt very unsafe. Synonyms threatened unprotected open to attack Additional synonymsa leader who would leave the country isolated and defenceless Synonyms helpless, exposed, vulnerable, naked, endangered, powerless, wide open, unarmed, unprotected, unguardedDefinition vulnerable The troops are exposed to attack by the enemy. Synonyms vulnerable, open, subject, in danger, liable, susceptible, wide open, left open, laid bare, in peril, laid open Definition involving great risk Below decks was hazardous in very heavy weather. Synonyms dangerous, risky, difficult, uncertain, unpredictable, insecure, hairy (slang), unsafe, precarious, perilous, parlous (archaic, humorous), dicey (informal, British), fraught with danger, chancy (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition unstable or shaky low-paid, insecure jobs Synonyms unreliable, unstable, unsafe, precarious, unsteady, unsounda perilous journey across the war-zone Synonyms dangerous, threatening, exposed, vulnerable, risky, unsure, hazardous, hairy (slang), unsafe, precarious, parlous (archaic), fraught with danger, chancy (informal) Definition (of a position or situation) dangerous or insecure Our financial situation had become precarious. Synonyms insecure, dangerous, uncertain, tricky, risky, doubtful, dubious, unsettled, dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal), unstable, unsure, hazardous, shaky, hairy (slang), perilous, touch and go, dicey (informal, British), chancy (informal), built on sand, shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal) It is a very risky business. Synonyms dangerous, hazardous, unsafe, perilous, uncertain, tricky, dodgy (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal), precarious, touch-and-go, dicey (informal, British), fraught with danger, chancy (informal), shonky (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition unreliable or dangerous, esp. because of sudden changes The current of the river is fast-flowing and treacherous. Synonyms dangerous, tricky, risky, unstable, hazardous, icy, slippery, unsafe, unreliable, precarious, deceptive, perilous, slippy (informal, dialect) Definition not to be depended upon Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future. Synonyms doubtful, undetermined, unpredictable, insecure, questionable, ambiguous, unreliable, precarious, indefinite, indeterminate, incalculable, iffy (informal), changeable, indistinct, chancy (informal), unforeseeable, unsettled, unresolved, in the balance, unconfirmed, up in the air, unfixed, conjectural, sketchy (informal) Definition not defended or protected from harm Synonyms vulnerable, helpless, defenceless, unarmed, unguarded, undefended, open to attack, pregnable Definition not able to be trusted or relied on She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police. Synonyms undependable, irresponsible, untrustworthy, unstable, treacherous, disreputable, not conscientious Definition not firm The church was structurally unsound. Synonyms unstable, shaky, insecure, unsafe, unreliable, flimsy, wobbly, tottering, rickety, unsteady, not solid Definition (of a person) having abrupt changes of mood or behaviour He was emotionally unstable. Synonyms unpredictable, irrational, erratic, inconsistent, unreliable, temperamental, capricious, changeable, untrustworthy, vacillating |