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unsecured

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N S IH0 K Y UH1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: AH2 N S IY0 K Y UH1 R D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not physically secured; not fastened; not attached.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not made secure in any sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an unsecured Internet connection

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a loan or guarantee, without collateral.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

without financial security

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unsecured note

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unguaranteed

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not firmly fastened or secured

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an unbarred door
  • went through the unlatched gate into the street
  • an unlocked room

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unbarred, unbolted, unlatched, unlocked

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + secured.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: usikret — not secured
  • Greek: ασιγούρευτος (asigoúreftos) — not secured
  • Hindi: अरक्षित (arakṣit) — not secured
  • Māori: mātangatanga — not secured
  • Norwegian Bokmål: usikret — not secured
  • Norwegian Bokmål: usikra — not secured
  • Norwegian Bokmål: usikret — without collateral
  • Norwegian Bokmål: usikra — without collateral