feeling secure

Meanings

1. 1phrase

   having a calm, confident sense that you are safe and nothing bad will happen to you.

   Grammar: Used after linking verbs like be, feel, or seem; it describes a state, not an action.

   Patterns

   • feeling secure about something
   • feeling secure with someone
   • make someone feel secure

   After the locks were changed, she finally started feeling secure in her own flat.

   Children who are praised often grow up feeling secure about their abilities.

   He said he was feeling secure about his job for the first time in years.

2. 2phrase

   confident that something is firmly fixed or protected and will not be lost or taken.

   Grammar: Often used with money, data, or possessions: feeling secure about your savings.

   Patterns

   • feeling secure about your future
   • feeling secure in your position

   With a steady income, they were feeling secure about their future.

   Investors are not feeling secure about the currency right now.

Common combinations

feeling secure about

She is feeling secure about her test results.

feeling secure in

He is feeling secure in his new role.

feeling secure with

The baby is feeling secure with her mother nearby.

make someone feel secure

A regular routine can make a child feel secure.

Synonyms and how they differ

safe

Safe focuses on being free from danger; feeling secure also includes emotional confidence.

confident

Confident is about believing in yourself or a result; feeling secure is more about safety and stability.

reassured

Reassured means someone has calmed your worries; feeling secure can be a steady state without anyone's help.

Opposites

Word family

security noun

The state of being safe or protected.

securely adverb

In a safe or firmly fixed way.

insecure adjective

Not confident or not safe.

Commonly confused: feeling secure or feeling safe?

Practice

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