unsecured

Examples

• All

• The floorplates, left unsecured to allow access to the cargo and ballast in an emergency, had been jarred loose by the crash and lay at crazy angles like smashed paving stones.

  Fiction book (1990)

• For example, due to loose oversight, U.S. intelligence reports in Somalia ended up in unsecured locations.

  Academic text (1996)

• So we have to store it at the power plants in unsecured areas.

  Blog text (27)

• You will leave your main lock unsecured to facilitate a contraband search.

  Fiction book (1991)

• "Unsecured items in an unlatched cabinet... ...are a recipe for disaster."

  RV (2006)

• Leaving one's possessions unsecured might not seem like a good idea, but caching is often a respected practice.

  Academic text (2009)

• It is often dumped into storm sewers or placed in unsecured landfills, and it contaminates ground and surface water supplies.

  Academic text (1992)

• When police officers executed a search warrant on the home of the subscriber, they discovered no child pornography and found that the home's wireless router was unsecured and thus accessible without a password.

  Academic text (2017)

• And stair street or not, one should always be wary of leaving their house unsecured, as many robberies occur during daylight hours when thieves suspect the occupant is away at work or school.

  Blog text (6)

• Always be cautious when entering a building with an unsecured entrance, as it may pose a security risk.

Synonyms

U

unprotected

vsunsecured

28 2.9

Not safe from harm

adds the idea of physical loosening or poor fastening as well as lack of defence

I

insecure

vsunsecured

23 3.5

Not safe and likely to be damaged, like a building or job

is about physical items being not firmly attached or not guarded

U

unlocked

vsunsecured

1 1.0

Not closed with a lock so people can open it

includes that accessibility but also covers items that are loose or unguarded

U

unsecure

vsunsecured

4.4

Not firmly fixed and likely to come loose

is broader, also covering absence of guarding or locking against danger

U

unfastened

vsunsecured

2.4

Not tied, closed, or attached

focuses more on general safeness and prevention rather than only attachment

U

unlatched

vsunsecured

4.1

Not fastened so a door or window opens easily

describes lack of secure fastening in any form, not only a catch issue

Antonyms

S

secure

86 3.3

Firmly fixed so it will not move or break

How Secure

secure

86 3.3

fastened

1.3

unsecured

4 5.3

loose

155 1.0

unfastened

2.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology