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- [si-kyoo r]
- /sɪˈkyʊər/
- /sɪˈkjʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [si-kyoo r]
- /sɪˈkyʊər/
Definitions of secured word
- adjective secured free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe. 1
- adjective secured 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 secured affording safety, as a place: He needed a secure hideout. 1
- adjective secured in safe custody or keeping: Here in the vault the necklace was secure. 1
- adjective secured free from care; without anxiety: emotionally secure. 1
- adjective secured firmly established, as a relationship or reputation: He earned a secure place among the baseball immortals. 1
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Origin of secured
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 Secured
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
secured 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".
secured usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for secured
adj secured
- acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
- bonded — A bonded company has entered into a legal agreement which offers its customers some protection if the company does not fulfil its contract with them.
- cinched — a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- fastened — to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
verb secured
- babysat — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
- battened — Simple past tense and past participle of batten.
- catheterized — Simple past tense and past participle of catheterize.
- caulked — Simple past tense and past participle of caulk.
- clamped — Simple past tense and past participle of clamp.
adjective secured
- bastioned — Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- defended — Simple past tense and past participle of defend.
- fasted — Simple past tense and past participle of fast.
- firmed — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
Antonyms for secured
verb secured
- cashiered — to dismiss (a military officer) from service, especially with disgrace.
- deselected — Simple past tense and past participle of deselect.
- disconfirmed — Simple past tense and past participle of disconfirm.
- disfrocked — Simple past tense and past participle of disfrock.
- dismissed — Simple past tense and past participle of dismiss.
adjective secured
- loosed — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
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