The difference between Secure and Trustworthy

When used as adjectives, secure means free from attack or danger, whereas trustworthy means deserving of trust, reliable.


Secure is also verb with the meaning: to make safe.

check bellow for the other definitions of Secure and Trustworthy

  1. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from attack or danger; protected.

  2. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from the danger of theft; safe.

  3. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.

  4. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.

  5. Secure as an adjective:

    Firm and not likely to fail; stable.

  6. Secure as an adjective:

    Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.

  7. Secure as an adjective:

    Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.

    Examples:

    "secure of a welcome"

  8. Secure as an adjective:

    Overconfident; incautious; careless.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Macaulay"

  1. Secure as a verb:

    To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

  2. Secure as a verb:

    To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.

    Examples:

    "to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage"

  3. Secure as a verb:

    To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.

    Examples:

    "to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship"

  4. Secure as a verb:

    To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

    Examples:

    "to secure an estate"

  1. Trustworthy as an adjective:

    Deserving of trust, reliable.