Unsafe has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Verb
1
To remove the safety from (a weapon).
"Before handing the rifle to his younger brother, he carefully removed the clip and made sure the gun was completely unsafe."
Adjective
1
lacking in security or safety
"his fortune was increasingly insecure"
"an insecure future"
2
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
"a dangerous criminal"
"a dangerous bridge"
"unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
3
not safe from attack
"The old stone tower was unsafe because bandits frequently raided it at night."
4
Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
"The old wooden ladder felt unsafe to climb because several rungs were loose and wobbly."
Example Sentences
"his fortune was increasingly insecure"
adjective
"an insecure future"
adjective
"a dangerous criminal"
adjective
"a dangerous bridge"
adjective
"unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
adjective