unsafer; unsafest
: not safe: such as
a
: able or likely to cause harm, damage, or loss
water that is unsafe to drink
unsafe driving habits
unsafe levels of lead
b
: not giving protection from danger, harm, or loss
an unsafe vehicle
unsafe working conditions
c
: not protected from danger, harm, or loss
feeling frightened and unsafe
d
: likely to take risks : not careful
unsafe drivers
Examples of unsafe in a Sentence
workers are forbidden from engaging in unsafe activities on company time
people who have a record of being unsafe drivers usually have to pay higher insurance premiums
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The Galt Police Department is cracking down on the unsafe use of electric bikes.
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Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
On the other side were Jews who tended to be far more concerned about the resurgence of antisemitism on the right, from the likes of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and believed that Israel’s aggressive actions were partially responsible for making Jews unsafe.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Joshua Stamper, speaking for the department under the pesticide management area, said Minnesota has found itself in a predicament of increasing a practice that is looked on as positive, adding acres of cover crops, yet that increase is met with a reliance on a product deemed unsafe.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Employees felt unsafe coming to work; customers were scared to leave their homes.
—David Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
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Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
On the other side were Jews who tended to be far more concerned about the resurgence of antisemitism on the right, from the likes of Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and believed that Israel’s aggressive actions were partially responsible for making Jews unsafe.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Joshua Stamper, speaking for the department under the pesticide management area, said Minnesota has found itself in a predicament of increasing a practice that is looked on as positive, adding acres of cover crops, yet that increase is met with a reliance on a product deemed unsafe.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2026
Employees felt unsafe coming to work; customers were scared to leave their homes.
—David Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsafe. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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