Synonyms of securing

securing

verb

present participle of secure

1

as in protecting

to drive danger or attack away from

sent troops to secure the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protecting
• defending
• safeguarding
• guarding
• shielding
• keeping
• fending
• preventing
• warding
• saving
• fencing
• covering
• preserving
• screening
• standing up for
• bulwarking
• conserving
• averting
• forfending
• opposing
• resisting
• withstanding
• fighting
• contending
• battling
• warring
• picketing
• walling
• buffering
• palisading

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attacking
• assaulting
• assailing
• storming
• bombarding
• submitting
• yielding
• besieging
• overrunning
• besetting
• caving
• capitulating

2

as in ensuring

to make sure, certain, or safe

a retirement account that will help to secure our future

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ensuring
• assuring
• guaranteeing
• insuring
• cinching
• guarantying
• icing
• certifying
• promising
• witnessing
• attesting
• warranting
• vouching
• pledging
• swearing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undermining
• weakening
• enfeebling

3

as in fastening

to put securely in place or in a desired position

candidates for admission are asked to secure a recent photo to their application forms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fastening
• clamping
• anchoring
• hitching
• catching
• fixing
• mooring
• setting
• embedding
• wedging
• implanting
• entrenching
• lodging
• stuffing
• ingraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loosening
• loosing
• unfastening
• pulling
• extracting
• prying
• uprooting
• yanking
• unloosing
• tearing (out)
• wresting
• unfixing
• unloosening
• prizing
• rooting (out)

4

as in earning

to receive as return for effort

finally secured a job after sending out dozens of applications

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earning
• winning
• gaining
• reaping
• making
• obtaining
• garnering
• getting
• attaining
• landing
• acquiring
• procuring
• capturing
• realizing
• achieving
• carrying
• drawing
• bagging
• bringing in
• pulling down
• coming by
• knocking down
• accomplishing
• scoring
• netting
• accumulating
• amassing
• occupying
• regaining
• grossing
• annexing
• clearing
• recapturing
• catching
• remaking
• notching (up)
• taking over
• reacquiring
• racking up
• picking up
• reattaining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• losing
• granting
• paying
• giving
• according
• forfeiting
• yielding
• giving up
• relinquishing
• surrendering
• parting (with)
• handing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of securing

The airline safely operated the engine for 12 additional cycles before securing a replacement. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

His coalition dropped to 53 seats and has no clear way of securing a majority. — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

The bottom line The timing behind securing any insurance policy always needs to be measured strategically. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

In Russia, Rodnyansky, his producer, had protected him from the fraught and unseemly aspects of securing financing. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

The exception is veteran DeWanna Bonner, who signed with the Dream in August after securing a buyout from Phoenix. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

In April’s parliamentary vote, the party won 131 of the 240 seats in parliament, securing an outright majority. — Veselin Toshkov, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Flip and finish securing At this point, your square of filters should be feeling more and more structurally sound. — John Alexander, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026

The victory also adds another chapter to Lula's long political career, securing him a fourth, nonconsecutive presidential term. — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026