Related Searches
on Ask.com
ensure - 9 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | ensure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee; make secure |
| Synonyms: | arrange, assure, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, establish, guard, insure, nail down*, okay, protect, provide, safeguard, secure, warrant, lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, make sure, put on ice, set out |
| Notes: | insure and ensure mean 'to make certain,' but only insure can mean 'indemnify against loss' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
| Synonyms: | affirm, angel, answer for, assure, attest, aver, back, bankroll, certify, confirm, endorse, ensure, evidence, evince, guaranty, insure, juice*, maintain, mortgage, protect, prove, reassure, secure, stake, support, swear, testify, vouch for, wager, warrant, witness, be surety for, bind oneself, cosign, get behind*, give bond, grubstake, make bail, make certain, make sure, pick up the check, pick up the tab, sign for, stand behind*, stand up for* |
| Antonyms: | break |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | safeguard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect |
| Synonyms: | assure, bulwark, conserve, cover, defend, ensure, fend, guard, insure, preserve, ride shotgun*, save, screen, secure, shield, look after, watch over |
| Antonyms: | endanger, harm, hurt, injure, lay open |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | warrant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | guarantee, justify, authorize |
| Synonyms: | affirm, answer for, approve, argue, assert, assure, attest, back, bear out, call for, certify, claim, commission, contend, declare, defend, delegate, demand, empower, endorse, ensure, entitle, excuse, explain, guaranty, insure, license, maintain, necessitate, permit, pledge, privilege, promise, require, sanction, secure, sponsor, state, stipulate, swear, undertake, underwrite, uphold, vindicate, vouch for, vow, avouch, give grounds for, stand behind, take an oath |
| Main Entry: | promise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give word that something will be done |
| Synonyms: | accede, affirm, agree, answer for, assent, assure, bargain, betroth, bind, commit, compact, consent, contract, covenant, declare, engage, ensure, espouse, guarantee, hock*, insure, mortgage, obligate, pass, pawn*, pledge, plight, profess, secure, stipulate, string along*, subscribe, swear, undertake, underwrite, vouch, vow, warrant, affiance, asservate, cross heart, live up to, say so, swear on bible, swear up and down, take an oath |
| Antonyms: | break, renege |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, acquire, annex, assure, bag*, buy, capture, catch, chalk up*, cinch, come by, ensure, gain, get, grasp, guarantee, have, hook, insure, land, lock, pick up, procure, rack up*, take, win, get hold of, lock up, make sure |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, lose, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make certain |
| Synonyms: | cinch, clinch, complete, confirm, ensure, guarantee, ice*, insure, lock, nail down*, seal, secure, set, have a lock on, lock on, lock up, make sure, put on ice |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attend, tend |
| Synonyms: | baby-sit, behold, discern, discipline, ensure, govern, guard, look, mark, note, notice, observe, oversee, perceive, regard, ride herd on*, see, sit, superintend, supervise, watch, be attentive, care for, give heed to, have charge of, keep an eye on, listen up, make certain, mind the store |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | protect, make safe |
| Synonyms: | assure, bulwark, cover, defend, ensure, fend, guarantee, guard, insure, safeguard, screen, shield |
| Antonyms: | endanger, harm, hurt, injure |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
