securer

One who binds

Securer is the comparative form of secure: more secure.

The new lock makes the door securer than before.

Someone who secures things—a person who fastens, obtains, or protects—can also be called a securer, though this agent noun is rare: The securer of the deal negotiated for months.

fastening

clamp

Device for holding tight

tie · pin · bolt · nut · rivet · snap · hook · lock · hasp · screw

guarantor

cosigner

Secondary loan obligor

sponsor · endorser · insurer · surety · guarantor · warrantor · obligor · bondholder · pledgor

safeguarding

protector

One who safeguards others

watchdog · warden · defender · guard · keeper · shielder · bodyguard · escort · patrol · sentry

stabilizing

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

  • braceDevice providing structural stability
  • buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
  • foundationUnderlying support structure

support · ballast · counterweight · reinforcement · strut · prop · bolster · underpinning · steadier · fixture

anchoring

mooring

Vessel's secured resting place

  • berthSleeping space on transport
  • dockMooring structure at water's edge
  • harborSafe anchorage for ships

buoy · chain · rope · hawser · kedge · fluke · anchor · tether · bollard · cleat

Opposites
fastening/attachment

securerlooser

Less firmly secured

unsecured · shakier · wobblier · weaker · slacker

stability/safety

securerprecarious

Dangerously insecure

riskier · shakier · flimsier

certainty/confidence

securerunassured

Lacking self-confidence

overanxious · shakier

Phrases
Family

secure, security, insecure, secured, insecurity, securing, securely, secures, unsecured

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