secure, unafraid, untroubled
(adjective) free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; āhe was secure that nothing will be held against himā
secure
(adjective) free from danger or risk; āsecure from harmā; āhis fortune was secureā; āmade a secure place for himself in his fieldā
secure
(adjective) not likely to fail or give way; āthe lock was secureā; āa secure foundationā; āa secure hold on her wristā
dependable, good, safe, secure
(adjective) financially safe; āa good investmentā; āa secure investmentā
impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable
(adjective) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; āan impregnable fortressā; āfortifications that made the frontier inviolableā; āa secure telephone connectionā
guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure
(verb) make certain of; āThis nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for usā; āPreparation will guarantee success!ā
batten, batten down, secure
(verb) furnish with battens; ābatten shipsā
fasten, fix, secure
(verb) cause to be firmly attached; āfasten the lock onto the doorā; āshe fixed her gaze on the manā
plug, stop up, secure
(verb) fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; āplug the holeā; āstop up the leakā
procure, secure
(verb) get by special effort; āHe procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationedā
secure
(verb) assure payment of
Source: WordNet® 3.1
secure (comparative securer or more secure, superlative securest or most secure)
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
(obsolete) Overconfident; incautious; careless.
• insecure
• fail-secure
• secure by design
secure (third-person singular simple present secures, present participle securing, simple past and past participle secured)
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
(transitive, obsolete) To plight or pledge.
• Creuse, Rescue, cereus, ceruse, cursee, recuse, rescue, secuer
Source: Wiktionary
Se*cure", a. Etym: [L. securus; pref. se- without + cura care. See Cure care, and cf. Sure, a.]
1. Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not feeling suspicion or distrust; confident. But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes. DRyden.
2. Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense. Macaulay.
3. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly with of; as, secure of a welcome. Confidence then bore thee on, secure Either to meet no danger, or to find Matter of glorious trial. Milton.
4. Net exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and things, and followed by against or from. "Secure from fortune's blows." Dryden.
Syn.
– Safe; undisturbed; easy; sure; certain; assured; confident; careless; heedless; inattentive.
Se*cure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secured; p. pr. & vb. n. Securing.]
1. To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect. I spread a cloud before the victor's sight, Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight. Dryden.
2. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage. It secures its possessor of eternal happiness. T. Dick.
3. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.
4. To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate. Secure arms (Mil.), a command and a position in the manual of arms, used in wet weather, the object being to guard the firearm from becoming wet. The piece is turned with the barrel to the front and grasped by the right hand at the lewer band, the muzzle is dropped to the front, and the piece held with the guard under the right arm, the hand supported against the hip, and the thumb on the rammer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; āthe thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; āLet them eat cakeāā
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