Insecure vs. Vain — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Insecure and Vain
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Insecure
Not sure or certain; doubtful
Unemployed and facing an insecure future.
Vain
Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth
A vain woman with a streak of snobbery
Their flattery made him vain
Insecure
Inadequately guarded or protected; unsafe
A shortage of military police made the air base insecure.
Vain
Producing no result; useless
A vain attempt to tidy up the room
The vain hope of finding work
Insecure
Not firm or fixed; unsteady
An insecure foothold.
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Vain
Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless
A vain attempt.
Insecure
Lacking stability; troubled
An insecure relationship.
Vain
Lacking substance or worth
Vain talk.
Insecure
Lacking self-confidence; plagued by anxiety
Had always felt insecure at parties.
Vain
Having or showing excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments; conceited.
Insecure
Not secure.
Vain
(Archaic) Foolish.
Insecure
Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
He's a nice guy and all, but seems to be rather insecure around other people.
Imagine being so insecure that you make it against the law for folks to dislike you.
Vain
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
Insecure
Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence; distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.
With sorrow and insecure apprehensions.
Vain
Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
Insecure
Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe; unstable; exposed to danger or loss.
The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and precarious.
Vain
Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
Vain toil
A vain attempt
Insecure
Not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way;
The hinge is insecure
Vain
Showy; ostentatious.
Insecure
Lacking in security or safety;
His fortune was increasingly insecure
An insecure future
Vain
Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
Every man walketh in a vain show.
Let no man deceive you with vain words.
Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye!
Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy.
Insecure
Lacking self-confidence or assurance;
An insecure person lacking mental stability
Vain
Destitute of force or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
Bring no more vain oblations.
Vain is the force of manTo crush the pillars which the pile sustain.
Insecure
Not safe from attack
Vain
Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?
The minstrels played on every side,Vain of their art.
Insecure
Not financially safe or secure;
A bad investment
High risk investments
Anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
Speculative business enterprises
Vain
Showy; ostentatious.
Load some vain church with old theatric state.
Vain
Vanity; emptiness; - now used only in the phrase in vain.
Vain
Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance;
A conceited fool
An attitude of self-conceited arrogance
An egotistical disregard of others
So swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty
Growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary
Vain about her clothes
Vain
Unproductive of success;
A fruitless search
Futile years after her artistic peak
A sleeveless errand
A vain attempt
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