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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He's been charged with reckless driving, disobeying the signal of an officer, failure to maintain lane, passing on the right, improper turn, passing at an unsafe distance, engaging police in a pursuit, interfering with an officer and reckless endangerment in the first degree.
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Michael Nied, People.com, 6 June 2025
The driver accelerated away, making unsafe lane changes and weaving in and out of traffic, the trooper's report said.
—Madison Lambert, NBC news, 6 June 2025
And in low- and mid-income countries, US$110 billion is lost every year in productivity and medical expenses resulting from unsafe food, per World Health Organization (WHO) data.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
In the aftermath of Thompson’s killing, threats had been aimed at other UnitedHealthcare executives and employees also reported feeling unsafe, prosecutors said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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Michael Nied, People.com, 6 June 2025
The driver accelerated away, making unsafe lane changes and weaving in and out of traffic, the trooper's report said.
—Madison Lambert, NBC news, 6 June 2025
And in low- and mid-income countries, US$110 billion is lost every year in productivity and medical expenses resulting from unsafe food, per World Health Organization (WHO) data.
—Danielle Nierenberg, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
In the aftermath of Thompson’s killing, threats had been aimed at other UnitedHealthcare executives and employees also reported feeling unsafe, prosecutors said.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
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“Unsafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsafe. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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