SECURITY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SECURITY?

Need another word that means the same as “security”? Find 44 synonyms and 30 related words for “security” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Security” are: protection, certificate, security measure, security system, security department, surety, security measures, defence, guard, shelter, screen, buffer, preventive, precaution, prophylactic, provision, safety measure, cover, insurance, indemnity, safety, freedom from danger, safety measures, safeguards, feeling of safety, feeling of ease, absence of anxiety, absence of worry, peace of mind, freedom from doubt, certainty, happiness, comfort, confidence, guarantee, collateral, pledge, bond, investments, shares, holdings, securities, equities, bonds

Security as a Noun

Definitions of "Security" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “security” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A certificate attesting credit, the ownership of stocks or bonds, or the right to ownership connected with tradable derivatives.
• Defense against financial failure; financial independence.
• Measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.
• A formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends.
• The state of being free from danger or threat.
• A thing deposited or pledged as a guarantee of the fulfilment of an undertaking or the repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in case of default.
• An electrical device that sets off an alarm when someone tries to break in.
• The safety of a state or organization against criminal activity such as terrorism, theft, or espionage.
• A guarantee that an obligation will be met.
• Freedom from anxiety or fear.
• The state of being free from danger or injury.
• Procedures followed or measures taken to ensure the security of a state or organization.
• Property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation.
• A department responsible for the security of the institution's property and workers.
• The state of feeling safe, stable, and free from fear or anxiety.

Synonyms of "Security" as a noun (44 Words)

absence of anxiety	The state of being absent.
absence of worry	The occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy.
bond	Criminal law money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. Each carbon atom uses three electrons to form bonds with the adjacent atoms.
bonds	Criminal law money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial. Their friendship constitutes a powerful bond between them.
buffer	A person or thing that reduces a shock or that forms a barrier between incompatible or antagonistic people or things. Family and friends can provide a buffer against stress.
certainty	A person that is certain to do or win the specified thing. His certainty reassured the others.
certificate	A document recording a person’s birth, marriage, or death. An 18 certificate.
collateral	A person having the same ancestor as another but through a different line. She put her house up as collateral for the bank loan.
comfort	A freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state. There is room for four people to travel in comfort.
confidence	The telling of private matters or secrets with mutual trust. The girls exchanged confidences about their parents.
cover	An area of the field consisting of cover point and extra cover. The fox was flushed from its cover.
defence	Military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies. Despite heavy pressure the defence was coping well.
equities	Conformity with rules or standards.
feeling of ease	The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.
feeling of safety	The experiencing of affective and emotional states.
freedom from danger	Immunity from an obligation or duty.
freedom from doubt	The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints.
guarantee	A thing serving as security for a guarantee. The treaty provides a guarantee of free trade.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. A security guard.
happiness	Emotions experienced when in a state of well-being. She struggled to find happiness in her life.
holdings	Something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone.
indemnity	Protection against future loss. A deed of indemnity.
insurance	Promise of reimbursement in the case of loss paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company. Many new borrowers take out insurance against unemployment or sickness.
investments	Outer layer or covering of an organ or part or organism. This job calls for the investment of some hard thinking.
peace of mind	The general security of public places.
pledge	The drinking of a person’s health; a toast. Appeals for emergency relief met with pledges totalling 250 000 000.
precaution	A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. We never took precautions.
preventive	Any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome. Quinine was used as a malaria preventive.
prophylactic	A condom. I took malaria prophylactics.
protection	Protection money paid to criminals especially on a regular basis. The witnesses demanded police protection.
provision	A condition or requirement in a legal document. Farmers have been slow to make provision for their retirement.
safeguards	A precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. An insurance policy is a good safeguard.
safety	A condom. A safety barrier.
safety measure	A score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line.
safety measures	The state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions.
screen	A windscreen of a motor vehicle. A computer screen.
securities	Property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation. His pension gave him security in his old age.
security department	The state of being free from danger or injury.
security measure	A formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends.
security measures	A formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends.
security system	Freedom from anxiety or fear.
shares	Assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group. He bought 100 shares of IBM at the market price.
shelter	A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger. Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter.
surety	The state of being sure or certain of something. The magistrate granted bail with a surety of 500.

Usage Examples of "Security" as a noun

• The watch dog gave her a feeling of security.
• His pension gave him security in his old age.
• We support the armed services in the name of national security.
• The head of security was a former policeman.
• A matter of national security.
• Bankers are reluctant to lend without good security.
• Amid tight security the presidents met in the Colombian resort.
• The system is designed to provide maximum security against toxic spills.
• Military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising.
• The emotional security of being the one special person that someone else loves.
• Job security.

Associations of "Security" (30 Words)

avalanche	Engulf or carry off by an avalanche. He was swept to his death by an avalanche in 1988.
bodyguard	A group of men who escort and protect some important person.
burglar	A person who commits burglary.
chaperone	Accompany as a chaperone. Chaperones sat at the edge of the dance gossiping and watching.
convoy	The act of escorting while in transit. The warships convoyed the merchant ships across the Pacific.
counterespionage	Spying on the spies.
defend	Protect against a challenge or attack. He won the party s nomination to defend the Welsh seat.
defensible	Capable of being defended. A morally defensible penal system.
encryption	The activity of converting data or information into code. I use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online.
espionage	The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information. The camouflage and secrecy of espionage.
fender	A plastic cylinder, tyre, piece of old rope or matting, etc., hung over a ship’s side to protect it against impact. In Britain they call a fender a wing.
firewall	Protect a network or system from unauthorized access with a firewall. Our security products offer integral firewalling.
guard	The person who plays the position of guard on a basketball team. Soldiers on guard duty.
infiltration	The slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium. The infiltration of seawater through the lava.
landslide	A slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff. The road was blocked by a landslide.
latch	Fasten a door or gate with a latch. The output relay can be set to latch at a preset value.
patrol	Maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol. A police patrol stopped the man and searched him.
police	Members of a police force. When someone is killed the police have to be informed.
probation	A trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership. I went to court and was put on probation.
protecting	Shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort. The protecting blanket of snow.
safeguard	A measure taken to protect someone or something or to prevent something undesirable. An insurance policy is a good safeguard.
safely	In a way that is not likely to cause or lead to harm or injury. All crews have returned safely from their missions.
safety	The successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely. He ran to safety.
sentry	A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event. Two men stood sentry on the door every evening.
shelter	Provide shelter for. We are sheltered from the awfulness of reality.
tenable	Based on sound reasoning or evidence. Such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable.
ward	Admit to or care for in a hospital ward. I saw them keeping ward at one of those huge gates.
watchman	A member of a body of people employed to keep watch in a town at night. A night watchman.
waterproof	A garment, especially a coat, that keeps out water. A waterproof hat.