SECURITIES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

securities

noun

plural of security

as in safeguards

means or method of defending measures taken to beef up our national security

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as in guarantees

something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise their house will serve as security for the loan

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Recent Examples of securities The stock market crashed in 1929, begetting federal securities regulations including the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission — in 1934. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 The bank said the better-than-expected performance was driven by slightly higher cash and securities balances, slightly lower funding costs, and additional efficiency in the deployment of its markets balance sheet. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 That would lift underwater securities more than 50%, to about $500 billion, the highest since June 2024. — George Calhoun, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 In April, months after Kollitides had started work at the Pentagon, he was listed on a securities filing as continuing to work for his old company as a senior adviser. — Aaron Davis, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026 Investor and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs and former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick have joined the company’s board, Skydance disclosed in a securities filing. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Paramount is issuing billions in debt securities and securing new loans to help foot the bill. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

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Noun

This type of structured risk assessment is already extensively used in industry through HAZOP reviews, where potential deviations, causes, consequences and safeguards are systematically examined before a process is put into operation.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Doomsday warnings about its risks have now become impossible to ignore, and protestors are taking to the streets to demand stronger safeguards.

— Rumman Chowdhury, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of safeguards

Noun

The defense proposed using an Irvine residence with at least $700,000 in equity to secure her release, along with $120,000 in financial guarantees from her husband, his sister, his father and a family friend.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
What began years ago as a war for influence in Yemen between Iran and Saudi Arabia has now escalated to a challenge to maritime law rooted in guarantees for harmless passage of commercial ships.

— the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of guarantees

Noun

Including his time at Syracuse and Nebraska, Tony White’s defenses have held opponents under 20 points in 34 games (FSU has done so three times in 2026, although the Seminoles gave up 50 at Alabama).

— Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Through four games, the team has one of the worst defenses in the league.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenses

Noun

The cancelation comes following a number of pledges to boycott Israeli film institutions signed by actors including Javier Bardem and Emma Stone.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Bolsonaro, 45, pledges to slash the deficit and realign the country's foreign policy with Washington.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of pledges

Noun

Lemon argued his actions were protected under the First Amendment’s protections for the press and protesters.

— Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026
In the Central African Republic — where transgender people have little to no legal protections and are marginalized in much of society — Fuentes dons her wig only in the privacy of her bathroom.

— Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of protections

Noun

Relations and exchange programs between Russia and North Korea have been flourishing in recent years, with North Korea supplying ammunitions and troops to support Russia’s war against Ukraine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
At least 37 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack on an ammunitions warehouse triggered a large fire and multiple explosions that lasted for hours in a residential area near Kyiv.

— Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of ammunitions

Noun

Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
In Paris, tear gas filled the air, and trash cans, school desks and chairs were set alight as riot police with shields and batons clashed with some demonstrators.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

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