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| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | safe |
| Synonyms: | defended, guarded, immune, impregnable, out of harm's way, protected, riskless, sheltered, shielded, unassailable, undamaged, unharmed |
| Antonyms: | endangered, insecure, unprotected, unsafe |
| 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: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fastened, stable |
| Synonyms: | bound, fast, firm, fixed, fortified, immovable, iron, locked, set, solid, sound, staunch, steady, strong, sure, tenacious, tight, adjusted, anchored, buttoned down, nailed, safe and sound, solid as a rock |
| Antonyms: | loose, moving, unstable, unfastened, unfixed, unsecure |
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attach, tie up |
| Synonyms: | adjust, anchor, bind, bolt, button, catch, cement, chain, clamp, clinch, close, fasten, fix, hitch, lash, lock, moor, nail, settle, tack, tie, tighten, batten down, button down, hook on, lock up, make fast, padlock, pinion, rivet, tie down |
| Antonyms: | loose, loosen, unfasten, untie, let go |
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | certain, definite |
| Synonyms: | able, absolute, assured, balanced, carefree, cinch, conclusive, confident, determined, easy, established, firm, hopeful, in the bag*, reliable, resolute, sanguine, self-assured, self-confident, settled, solid, sound, stable, steadfast, steady, strong, sure, sure thing*, tried and true, well-founded, at ease, locked on, nailed down, on ice, reassured, shoo-in, unanxious, undoubtful |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, insecure, uncertain, undecided, unsure |
* = 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 |
| Main Entry: | acquire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop*, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, grab, have, hustle, land, pick up, procure, promote, rack up*, secure, snag*, take, wangle*, win, get hands on, get hold of, latch onto, lock up, scare up, take possession of |
| Notes: | a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process |
| Antonyms: | fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | anchor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold, be held securely |
| Synonyms: | attach, berth, catch, dock, drop, fasten, fix, moor, plant, secure, stay, tie, tie up, imbed, make port |
| Antonyms: | detach, loosen, unfasten, let go |
| Main Entry: | attain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | acquire, arrive, bring off, come through, complete, cop*, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get*, grasp, hit, obtain, procure, promote, pull off*, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win, accede to, arrive at, get fat, get hands on, get there, glom onto, latch onto, make it |
| Antonyms: | abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, lose, miss, surrender, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bring about |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause success |
| Synonyms: | accomplish, achieve, beget, bring to pass, compass, create, do, draw on, effect, engender, generate, manage, occasion, produce, realize, secure, succeed, effectuate, give rise to, make happen |
| Antonyms: | halt, kill, stop |
| Main Entry: | capture |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | catch and forcefully hold |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, arrest, bag*, bust*, catch, collar, conquer, cop, get, grab*, hook*, land, nab*, nail*, net, occupy, overwhelm, pick up*, pinch*, pull in, round up*, run in*, secure, seize, snare, snatch, take, take into custody, trap, tumble, gain control, prehend, put the cuffs on, take captive, take prisoner |
| Antonyms: | free, liberate, lose, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carefree |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lighthearted, untroubled |
| Synonyms: | airy, blithe, breezy, buoyant, calm, careless, cheerful, cheery, cool, easy, happy, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, jaunty, jovial, radiant, secure, sunny, at ease, easy-going, feelgood, laid back, unanxious, unbothered |
| Antonyms: | anxious, heavyhearted, troubled, worried |
| Main Entry: | cause |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring into being; bring about |
| Synonyms: | begin, brainstorm*, break in*, break the ice*, breed, bring to pass, come out with*, compel, cook up*, create, dream up*, effect, elicit, engender, evoke, generate, hatch, incite, induce, introduce, kickoff*, kindle, let, make, make up, motivate, muster, occasion, open, originate, precipitate, produce, provoke, revert, secure, work up, be at the bottom of, fire up, get things rolling, give rise to, lead to, result in, sow the seeds, start the ball rolling, think up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | clamp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fasten |
| Synonyms: | brace, clench, clinch, fix, impose, secure, make fast |
| Antonyms: | loosen, open, unbuckle, unfasten, unlock, unclamp |
| Main Entry: | collar |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | apprehend |
| Synonyms: | abduct, appropriate, arrest, bag, capture, catch, cop*, corner, get, grab, hook, nab, nail*, secure, seize, take, tree, lay hands on, prehend |
| Antonyms: | lose, release, let go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | consolidate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine; make firm |
| Synonyms: | add to, amalgamate, amass, band, bind, blend, build up, cement, centralize, compact, compound, concentrate, condense, connect, develop, fortify, fuse, harden, hitch, incorporate, join, league, mass, meld, mix, pool, reinforce, secure, set, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, thicken, unify, bunch up, concatenate, conjoin, densen, federate, hitch on, hook up with, plug into, render solid, slap on, tack on, tag on, team up with, throw in together, tie in, tie up with |
| Antonyms: | disjoin, disperse, divide, part, separate |
| Main Entry: | cozy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comforting, soft, warm |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, comfy, cushy, intimate, restful, safe, secure, sheltered, snug, cuddled up, easeful, in clover, in velvet, on bed of roses, snug as bug in rug, snuggled down, tucked up |
| Antonyms: | uncomfortable |
| Main Entry: | dependable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reliable, responsible |
| Synonyms: | always there, carrying the load, certain, constant, faithful, good as one's word, loyal, rocklike, secure, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sturdy, sure, to be counted on, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty, unfailing |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, irresponsible, uncertain, undependable, unreliable, unsteady, unsure |
| Main Entry: | educe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring out, elicit |
| Synonyms: | come out, conclude, deduce, derive, develop, distill, drag, draw, draw out, evince, evoke, evolve, excogitate, extort, extract, gain, get, infer, milk*, obtain, procure, pull, reason, secure, wrest, wring, think out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | effect |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry out, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | achieve, actualize, actuate, begin, bring about, bring off, bring on, buy, carry through, cause, complete, conceive, conclude, consummate, create, do a number, do one's thing, do the job, do the trick, do to a T, draw on, effectuate, enact, enforce, execute, fulfill, generate, get across, get to, give rise to, implement, induce, initiate, invoke, make, make it, make waves, perform, procure, produce, pull it off, put across, realize, render, secure, sell, turn out, turn the trick, unzip, yield |
| Antonyms: | fail, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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