Synonyms for
Secure
Definition
safe from harm or danger
Synonyms & similar words
guarantee
fix
unfasten
procure
plug
fasten
good
unafraid
inviolable
safe
ensure
impregnable
unattackable
unassailable
insecure
strong
stopup
battendown
insure
dependable
assure
untroubled
batten
safe
protected
guarded
shielded
fortified
defended
bulletproof
unassailable
invulnerable
ironclad
strong
stable
firm
steady
reliable
certain
assured
guaranteed
confident
sure
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- secure a loan
- secure a job
- secure a deal
- secure a victory
- secure the perimeter
- secure the area
- secure the data
- secure a place
Word family
Usage note
When used as an adjective, 'secure' often implies freedom from danger or threat. As a verb, it means to obtain or make something safe.
Example sentences
- The lock on the door made me feel secure.
- I keep my money in a secure place.
- The password to my account is very secure.
- I felt secure knowing that I had a backup plan.
- The walls of the castle were very secure against invaders.
Quotes
Security is not the absence of danger, but the presence of God, no matter what the danger.
Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment and merging of races, and we are still far from this blissful realization.
Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.