Antonyms for secured

Grammar : Verb

Spell : si-kyoor

Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈkyʊər

Definition of secured

Origin : 1530s, "without care, dreading no evil," from Latin securus, of persons, "free from care, quiet, easy," also in a bad sense, "careless, reckless;" of things, "tranquil; free from danger, safe," from *se cura, from se "free from" (see secret (n.)) + cura "care" (see cure (n.)).
In English, of places, "free from danger, unexposed," from 1580s. Meaning "firmly fixed" (of material things) is from 1841, on notion of "affording grounds for confidence." Of telephones, "not wiretapped," from 1961. Replaced Middle English siker, from Old English sicor, from the Latin word. Related: Securely.

verb obtain
verb attach, tie up
verb protect, make safe

Example sentences :

But can the safety of the state be secured by merely excluding the vicious poor?
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Such men were secured in the first place by handsome bribes.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

Not until he had secured such information did the leader move.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

In the grass there can still be seen the stone to which the bull-ring was secured.
Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home

No; we have secured the best teachers that we could for them, but each one has been a failure.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

After much contriving, she secured an introduction to that young man.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Coconut for this purpose may be secured in a number of forms.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

How is the child to be secured its due share of both bodies of doctrine?
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

Through friends she had secured a comfortable place in which to live and work.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

She squeezed past Katy, secured the axe and hung it round her own neck.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

Synonyms for secured

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