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securely

DEFINITIONS OF: securely

1

adv in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger

“she held the child securely”
Synonyms:
firmly

adv in an invulnerable manner

“the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held”

adv in a manner free from fear or risk

“the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection”
Antonyms:
insecurely
in a manner involving risk

adv in a confident and unselfconscious manner

“he acts very securely in front of the camera”
Antonyms:
insecurely
in a tentative and self-conscious manner
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