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Insecure vs Untrustworthy - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between insecure and untrustworthy

is that insecure is not secure while untrustworthy is not deserving of trust; unreliable.

insecure

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not secure.
  • Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
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    He's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.

    Antonyms

    * (not comfortable or confident) confident, self-confident

    Derived terms

    * insecurity

    Anagrams

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    untrustworthy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not]] [[deserve, deserving of trust; unreliable.
  • Synonyms

    * inaccurate, insincere, unreliable

    Antonyms

    * true, accurate, sincere, faithful, reliable.