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- [si-kyoo r]
- /sɪˈkyʊər/
- /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [si-kyoo r]
- /sɪˈkyʊər/
Definitions of secure word
- adjective secure free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe. 1
- adjective secure dependable; firm; not liable to fail, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening: The building was secure, even in an earthquake. 1
- adjective secure affording safety, as a place: He needed a secure hideout. 1
- adjective secure in safe custody or keeping: Here in the vault the necklace was secure. 1
- adjective secure free from care; without anxiety: emotionally secure. 1
- adjective secure firmly established, as a relationship or reputation: He earned a secure place among the baseball immortals. 1
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Origin of secure
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Latin sēcūrus carefree, equivalent to sē- se- + cūr(a) care (see cure) + -us adj. suffix; cf. sure
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Parts of speech for Secure
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
secure popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
secure usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for secure
verb secure
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- affiance — to bind (a person or oneself) in a promise of marriage; betroth
adj secure
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- boy scout — The Boy Scouts is an organization for boys which teaches them discipline and practical skills.
adjective secure
- adjusted — psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
- anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- armored — covered with armor or armor plate
- armoured — Armoured vehicles are fitted with a hard metal covering in order to protect them from gunfire and other missiles.
- balanced — A balanced report, book, or other document takes into account all the different opinions on something and presents information in a fair and reasonable way.
Antonyms for secure
adj secure
- all-important — crucial; vital
- ambivalent — If you say that someone is ambivalent about something, they seem to be uncertain whether they really want it, or whether they really approve of it.
- ashake — in a shaking manner
- assailable — to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
verb secure
- bankrupted — Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law.
- boot out — If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
- breached — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- breaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
adjective secure
- amphibological — (rare) of doubtful meaning, ambiguous, quibbling.
- aquake — Quaking.
- conquerable — Capable of being conquered or subdued.
- discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- doubtable — (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
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