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secure
Synonyms and Antonyms of secure
- he's so secure about winning the marathon that heʼs practically spent the prize money
collected, composed, cool, coolheaded, poised, recollected, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, unperturbed, unshaken
hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine, upbeat
complacent, conceited, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-affected, self-applauding, self-centered, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-contented, self-important, self-pleased, self-satisfied
self-promoting, smug, stuck-up, vain, vainglorious
imperturbable, nerveless, unflappable, unself-conscious, unshakable
disciplined, self-collected, self-composed, self-contained, self-controlled, self-poised
- the fortress was thought to be secure against attack
endangered, exposed, imperiled (or imperilled), insecure, liable, open, subject (to), susceptible, threatened, unsafe, violable, vulnerable
- escaped to a secure location
- a fund that should provide them with a secure income in their retirement
calculable, dependable, good, reliable, responsible, safe, solid, steady, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty
disloyal, faithless, false, fickle, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful, untrue
deceitful, dishonest, lying, mendacious, untruthful
debatable, disputable, doubtable, doubtful, dubious, fishy, problematic (also problematical), questionable, shady, shaky, suspect, uncertain, unsound
dodgy [chiefly British], uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsafe, untrustworthy
secure
Synonyms and Antonyms of secure
- sent troops to secure the city
- a retirement account that will help to secure our future
- candidates for admission are asked to secure a recent photo to their application forms
extract, prize, pry, pull, root (out), tear (out), uproot, wrest, yank
- finally secured a job after sending out dozens of applications
Synonym Discussion of secure
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- the government has ensured the safety of the refugees
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- careful planning should insure the success of the party
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- I assure you that no harm will be done
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- sent reinforcements to secure their position
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