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What is another word for unsafe?

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Dangerous or hazardous in nature

Careless, reckless, or not exercising proper caution

Rickety or fragile, not sturdily built

Of a dubious or questionable nature

Susceptible to being attacked or compromised

Likely to injure or damage

Intimidating or aggressive in nature

Not to be trusted or relied upon

Not having a sound state of mind

Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

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Dangerous or hazardous in nature

defenseless^US

defenceless^UK

hanging in the balance

imperiled^US

jeopardized^US

jeopardised^UK

imperilled^UK

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

gray^US

grey^UK

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“If you feel that you are in an unsafe situation, alert your supervisor.”

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Careless, reckless, or not exercising proper caution

sticking one's neck out

not careful

asleep on the job

foot-in-mouth

leading with one's chin

jumping to conclusions

careless of one's duty

leaving self wide open

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“As I have seen on a number of occasions, unsafe drivers on the road are becoming more prevalent.”

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Rickety or fragile, not sturdily built

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“It may be necessary to protect the unsafe structure from the wind to reduce the chance of collapse or further damage.”

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Of a dubious or questionable nature

“The prosecution accept that if the trial was unfair, the convictions were unsafe and should be quashed.”

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Susceptible to being attacked or compromised

defenceless^UK

defenseless^US

easily taken advantage of

readily taken advantage of

fall for

easily led

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Likely to injure or damage

unfavorable^US

environmentally unfriendly

imperiling^US

imperilling^UK

spoilt^UK

spoiled^US

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

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Intimidating or aggressive in nature

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

unfavorable^US

wintry^US

wintery^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

too horrible for words

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Not to be trusted or relied upon

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Not having a sound state of mind

away with the fairies

not right in the head

have bats in the belfry

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mad as a March hare

not quite right in the head

not right upstairs

as daft as a brush

not the full shilling

flakey^US

flaky^UK

not in your right mind

erratic

unreasonable

one card shy of a full deck

ape

a few cards shy of a full deck

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

severely mentally ill

deprived of one's wits

having a screw loose

having kangaroos in the top paddock

severely mentally disordered

two sandwiches short of a picnic

as mad as a March hare

one sandwich short of a picnic

thick as two short planks

brain-dead

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Displaying a lack of sensibleness or judgment

flakey^US

flaky^UK

stupidly irresponsible

dead from the neck up

beyond the bounds of possibility

never to be forgotten

jumping to conclusions

careless of one's duty

out of touch with reality

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