unsecure
Open to attack
Unsecure is a verb meaning to remove security from something, to make it no longer secure.
It appears in technical contexts where something previously locked, protected, or fastened is deliberately released: unsecure the hatch before opening.
The word is uncommon because insecure typically covers the adjectival sense of not being secure, while unsecure emphasizes the active process of undoing security rather than describing a state.
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- weakLacking power or force
fragile · helpless · precarious · endangered · threatened · assailable · unguarded · open
Not in cipher
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- hackableSusceptible to unauthorized access
- breachableCapable of being penetrated
- vulnerableOpen to attack
exposed · open · compromised · unauthenticated · unverified · unlocked · accessible · public
Likely to cause injury
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- perilousFraught with danger
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsafeLikely to cause harm
treacherous · dicey · chancy · high-stakes · volatile · unpredictable · speculative · reckless
Uncertain of truth
- hesitantSlow to act
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- ambivalentHaving contradictory feelings
undecided · skeptical · questioning · indecisive · equivocal · iffy · unconvinced · dubious
defenseless
Without means to resist
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- exposedOut in open
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
weak · fragile · helpless · precarious · endangered · threatened · assailable · unguarded · open · at-risk
unencrypted
Not in cipher
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- hackableSusceptible to unauthorized access
- breachableCapable of being penetrated
vulnerable · exposed · open · compromised · unauthenticated · unverified · unlocked · accessible · public · unpatched
hazardous
Likely to cause injury
- dangerousApt to cause harm
- perilousFraught with danger
- precariousDangerously insecure
unsafe · treacherous · dicey · chancy · high-stakes · volatile · unpredictable · speculative · reckless · fraught
doubtful
Uncertain of truth
ambivalent · undecided · skeptical · questioning · indecisive · equivocal · iffy · unconvinced · dubious · wary
unsecuresecure
Protected from harm
encrypted · protected · authenticated · firewalled · safe
- unsecured loanDebt lacking pledged property
- unsecured debtBorrowing without collateral
- unsecured cargoFreight lacking restraints
- unsecured creditLending without pledged assets