Retrieve and Secure

Retrieve

Retrieve verb - To get again in one's possession.

Show all Definitions

Secure and retrieve are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Secure" instead a verb "Retrieve".

Secure verb - To drive danger or attack away from.

Show all Definitions

Retrieve and secure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Retrieve" instead a verb "Secure".

Nearby Words: security, secured, securing, securely

body	retrieve body	secure body
piece	retrieve piece	secure piece
copy	retrieve copy	secure copy
data	retrieve data	secure data
Other words: money, evidence, ship.

At least we knew they were in secure hands, and fortunately, the church was above sending a bullet-proof envoy to retrieve them.

Source: Video Game / Rise of the Tomb Raider
Enemy Mine: So, team up with the former leader of your oppressors who is turning into one of your kind, is now at the top of their Most Wanted list, and can get you into their secure facility to retrieve the one item critical to your plan... all right, when do we start?

Source: Film / District 9

Cite this Source

Secure and Retrieve. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/retrieve/secure

Retrieve & Secure. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/retrieve/secure>.

Secure or Retrieve. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/retrieve/secure.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "retrieve" and "secure" have occurred on timeline