1
as in preventive
something providing certainty that a specified outcome will or will not occur
Having two people do this job serves as insurance against accidents.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in contract
a formal contract promising payment if injury, damage, or loss occurs
They purchased their home and car insurance through the same company.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of insurance
The insurance company balked at paying because Calhoun had walked on to play basketball at two junior colleges a few years earlier and played in a handful of games.
—
Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Begin the insurance claims process Insurance claims may take weeks or months to process, so the sooner you get started, the better.
—Winnie Sun, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
And so many California homeowners could no longer get insurance coverage at all!
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Prescriptions for such drugs rose 5.65% from 2023 to 2024 in North Carolina, according to insurance claims data provided to Axios by health analytics company PurpleLab.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for insurance 
Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Begin the insurance claims process Insurance claims may take weeks or months to process, so the sooner you get started, the better.
—Winnie Sun, CNBC, 12 Feb. 2025
And so many California homeowners could no longer get insurance coverage at all!
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Prescriptions for such drugs rose 5.65% from 2023 to 2024 in North Carolina, according to insurance claims data provided to Axios by health analytics company PurpleLab.
—Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 2 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for insurance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insurance
Noun
-
Indeed, failure to do so proved disastrous for some early human trials of preventives.—
David J. Waters,
Scientific American,
1 Sep. 2015
-
Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.—
Franz Lidz,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2023
Noun
-
The 27-year-old’s contract with the energy drink company will run down in 2028.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
-
The Washington Post, for instance, is controlled by Jeff Bezos, whose largest company, Amazon, competes for major federal contracts.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Tick preventatives and quick removal of ticks is the best way to avoid problems.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2024
-
The solution isn’t a complete ban on the use of drugs in agriculture, but reducing infection through proper animal husbandry and, as is the case with humans, reserving antibiotics for the treatment of sick animals rather than deploying them widely as a preventative.—
Jeremy Coller,
Forbes,
6 Sep. 2024
Noun
-
This aggressive campaign poses many threats, both to government functionality and national security.—
Made by History,
TIME,
9 Feb. 2025
-
The German election is animated by concerns over a stagnant economy, a decade-long surge of immigration, high energy prices and tenuous national security, with Russia waging war to the east and President Trump threatening to upend NATO from the West.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
Bove, who went into private practice before rejoining government, represented Trump as a defense lawyer in his recent criminal cases.—
Larry Neumeister,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
-
How much would that improve the Bills’ current defense versus having a decent draft?—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
While eschewing guarantees eliminates the risk factor for the host network, that’s not to say that the deliveries are wholly devoid of financial implications.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
7 Feb. 2025
-
Japan's prime minister will be looking to strike a personal connection with Trump and get reassurance that Trump won't hit Japan with tariffs or abandon its security guarantees.—
Selina Wang,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
What To Know The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which serves as the human resources department for the federal government, gave the order to lay off probationary workers, who have not gained the protections that many other federal workers have, the AP reported.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
-
Its slim design fits easily into bags and pockets, including your favorite belt bag, while providing essential protection against digital theft.—
Samantha Leal,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The company extended its $5 meal deal launched in June into December and introduced Chicken Big Mac in October, along with other special releases.—
Savyata Mishra,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
-
ExpressVPN also has a current deal where users can subscribe for $6.67 per month with three months free for 12 months.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
10 Feb. 2025
Articles Related to insurance
Thesaurus Entries Near insurance
Cite this Entry
“Insurance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insurance. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share