ensuring

VERB

guarantee; make secure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assure establish insure protect provide safeguard secure

STRONG

arrange certify cinch clinch confirm effect guard okay warrant

WEAK

lock on lock up make certain make safe make sure nail down put on ice set out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

endanger harm hurt injure

STRONG

contradict deny forget ignore invalidate neglect reject repudiate veto

Example Sentences

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Ensuring the program delivers on its promised emission cuts is crucial, said the Environmental Defense Fund’s California state director Katelyn Roedner Sutter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"Ensuring a decent income for farmers will help curb problems like suicide and ensure that the next generation stays in agriculture."

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Ensuring that your future self has a strong financial safety net is wise, but it’s not the only purpose of your income.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

Ensuring the Cop is as high as possible really matters in terms of keeping running costs low.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

Ensuring that there will be other 203’s and extended families like the Freedom Writers so that our experience will not be the exception but the norm.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers