secured
Made safe, obtained
Secured means fastened, protected, or made safe.
A secured door is locked or bolted.
A secured loan is backed by collateral—if the borrower defaults, the lender can seize the pledged asset.
Secured also means obtained: She secured a reservation at the restaurant.
In military contexts, to have secured an area is to have taken control of it.
Fastened or fled suddenly
- padlockedSecured by removable lock
- latchedFastened with hook mechanism
- deadboltedLocked via sliding bolt
- chainedBound with links
fastened · barred · sealed · clamped · anchored · hasp · shackle · keyhole
Backed by pledged assets
- asset-backedSecured by underlying property
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- underwrittenBacked financially, risk assumed
- guaranteedPromised with certainty
pledged · mortgaged · lien · debenture · creditworthy · insured · indemnified · backed
Fastened by knotting
- boundSecured or destined
- strappedLacking available funds
- tetheredFastened by a line
- lashedFastened with bindings
roped · cinched · buckled · hitched · moored · pinned · attached · affixed
Came to possess
- procuredObtained through effort
- attainedSucceeded in reaching
- gainedCame to possess
- wonAchieved a triumph
landed · clinched · locked-in · assured · arranged · booked · reserved · confirmed
Wary and restrained
- defendedShielded from harm
- shieldedProtected from harm
- safeguardedKept from harm
- encryptedTransformed into cipher
firewalled · patrolled · surveilled · monitored · armored · fortified · sentinel · watchdog
bolted
Fastened or fled suddenly
- padlockedSecured by removable lock
- latchedFastened with hook mechanism
- deadboltedLocked via sliding bolt
chained · fastened · barred · sealed · clamped · anchored · hasp · shackle · keyhole · tumbler
collateralized
Backed by pledged assets
- asset-backedSecured by underlying property
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- underwrittenBacked financially, risk assumed
guaranteed · pledged · mortgaged · lien · debenture · creditworthy · insured · indemnified · backed · endorsed
tied
Fastened by knotting
lashed · roped · cinched · buckled · hitched · moored · pinned · attached · affixed · fixed
acquired
Came to possess
won · landed · clinched · locked-in · assured · arranged · booked · reserved · confirmed · guaranteed
guarded
Wary and restrained
- defendedShielded from harm
- shieldedProtected from harm
- safeguardedKept from harm
encrypted · firewalled · patrolled · surveilled · monitored · armored · fortified · sentinel · watchdog · custodian
- Forbiddenforbidden, prohibited, banned, not allowed, off-limits
- boundbound, tied, restrained, confined, restricted
- Security Statussafe, unsafe, insecure, unsecured, protected
- Already Takentaken, claimed, reserved, booked, occupied
- fastening statesfastened, unfastened, locked, unlocked, latched
- possessionowned, acquired, possessed, kept, retained
securedloose
Not firmly secured
detached · unfastened · loosed · unsecured · untied
securedvulnerable
Open to attack
exposed · unprotected · unsecured · unlocked · unsafe
securedunsecured
Not backed by collateral
unguaranteed · unbacked · uncollateralized · nonsecured · uninsured
- security cameraMounted recording device
- security blanketSoothing attachment object
- security guardHired protector of property
- UN Security CouncilWorld body overseeing peace
- security depositRefundable tenant payment upfront
- job securityProtected employment status
secure, security, securing, securely, secures, securities, securable, securer, securest