unsecured

adjective

un·​se·​cured ˌən-si-ˈkyu̇rd 

-ˈkyərd

: not protected or free from danger or risk of loss : not secured

unsecured cargo

unsecured funds

an unsecured loan

Synonyms

• insecure
• lax
• loose
• loosened
• relaxed
• slack
• slackened

Examples of unsecured in a Sentence

an unsecured luggage rack on top of the car that was a hazard to other vehicles on the road

Recent Examples on the Web

In negotiations to take ownership, the group sweetened the deal by increasing the payments going to individual opioid victims and other unsecured creditors. —Bob Fernandez, ProPublica, 17 Dec. 2024

The woman's boyfriend was charged with child endangerment Comments A 22-year-old mother in California is dead after police say her toddler accidentally shot her with an unsecured gun. —Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024

Prosecutors later said during a hearing that authorities found four weapons unsecured in the home, along with more than 20 magazines with 30 bullets each, according to Laura Birnbaum, spokesperson for the Fairfax County commonwealth's attorney. —Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024

These include activating the cloud backup system, enabling automatic VPN protection on unsecured networks, and configuring the password manager. —PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

unsecured

adjective

un·​se·​cured

ˌən-si-ˈkyu̇rd

: not secured: as

a

: not guaranteed or protected as to payment, performance, or satisfaction by a security interest or by property given or pledged as security

unsecured debt

an unsecured claim

b

: characterized by a lack of security or of a security interest

unsecured status