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
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
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Too often, shooters use unsecured weapons to commit these atrocities.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025
The market had an unsecured fire extinguisher on the floor next to the front register.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Public Wi-Fi snooping: Using unsecured airport or hotel Wi-Fi can expose your private data.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Clearly this only matters if the data itself is unsecured network signals or user content that has not been fully encrypted, as with SMS text messages.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025
The market had an unsecured fire extinguisher on the floor next to the front register.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Public Wi-Fi snooping: Using unsecured airport or hotel Wi-Fi can expose your private data.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Clearly this only matters if the data itself is unsecured network signals or user content that has not been fully encrypted, as with SMS text messages.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsecured
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“Unsecured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsecured. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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