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

Convention organizers say the gathering in Dallas will focus on the issues shaping the midterms, including lowering the cost of living and raising incomes, securing the border and protecting American values. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Rubio used the occasion to hail Noboa and his government’s commitment to securing the country. — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Within just nine months of launch, Bluecore Energy has rapidly accelerated its path toward floating nuclear power by securing a port terminal, receiving its first barge, and starting construction on a test reactor. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

From dressing Zendaya, Demi Moore and Colman Domingo to securing investment from the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, which purchased an 85 percent stake in his company in 2018 at a valuation of about $500 million. — Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Teton Ridge Entertainment is also behind the project, after securing rights to the book back in February 2025. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2026

At this point, the likeliest best-case scenario for the Cubs is securing home-field advantage for the wild-card round and then hoping to advance to get another chance to play the Brewers in a best-of-five series. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Perkins, for his part, spent the weeks up to the recall election touting his work securing historic preservation and development grants for Englewood Square, the arts district which anchors his council territory. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

In 2023, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece, contradicted reports that a deal securing a long-term loan of the marbles to Athens’s Acropolis Museum was close to being reached. — News Desk, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026