ensuring

Locking it down

Ensuring is the present participle of ensure, meaning to make certain that something happens or is the case.

It often introduces what's being guaranteed: Steps were taken ensuring compliance with the new regulations.

The word functions both as a verb form She is ensuring accuracy and as a modifier a process ensuring quality control.

commitment

guarantee

Formal promise of fulfillment

bond · oath · covenant · contract · obligation · undertaking · vow · word · safeguard · provision

verification

confirmation

Establishing something as true

authentication · certification · corroboration · substantiation · documentation · verification · vetting · audit · inspection · checking

safety

precautions

Advance protective measures

helmets · seatbelts · airbags · childproofing · smoke detectors · guardrails · safety nets · emergency exits · first aid · surveillance

reliability

consistency

Reliable adherence to standards

precision · quality · standards · maintenance · redundancy · backup · fail-safe · robustness · durability · integrity

Opposites
certainty of outcome

ensuringhoping

Desiring with expectation

wishing · gambling · risking · chancing · praying

prevention vs. enablement

ensuringpreventing

Stopping before occurrence

blocking · stopping · precluding · thwarting · obstructing

care and attention

ensuringjeopardizing

Putting at serious risk

endangering · neglecting · imperiling · risking · threatening

Family

assured, ensure, insure, insurance, reassure, assurance, assure, ensured, insured

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G