Synonyms for sec
sɛksec

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1. second, sec, snoun

   1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

   Synonyms:
   endorsement, second, instant, sulfur, sulphur, secondment, s, second base, second gear, secant, moment, siemens, indorsement, due south, reciprocal ohm, mho, south, mo, irregular, southward, entropy, randomness, atomic number 16, bit, arcsecond, minute

   Antonyms:
   sweet

2. secant, secnoun

   ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

   Synonyms:
   s, second, secant

   Antonyms:
   sweet

3. Securities and Exchange Commission, SECadjective

   an independent federal agency that oversees the exchange of securities to protect investors

   Synonyms:
   s, second, secant

   Antonyms:
   sweet

4. sec, unsweetadjective

   (of champagne) moderately dry

   Synonyms:
   unsweet

   Antonyms:
   sweet

Matched Categories

1. • Time Unit
   • Trigonometric Function

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "sec":

   dry, sek, seg, sce, sect, esa, secs, seconds, s, second, ces, rtas, neat, kiln-dried, minute, acr, smc, art, chd, dried, cab, sces

Suggested Resources

1. SEC

   What does SEC stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the SEC acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. Trail Aaron:

   One sec, I ’ll catch up with you.

2. Lincoln Riley:

   I heard the whole SEC narrative.

3. Howard Orloff:

   I feel like a starving man who waited 3 years for a feast and who was just given a handful of rice, i’m excited and appreciate the SEC efforts but they clearly fall short of expectations.

4. Charles Whitehead:

   You don't want a stop order because it's such a black mark, normally, if there is an irreconcilable difference with the The SEC, you withdraw your registration statement. Stop orders are uncommon because no one wants to get to the point of a stop order.

5. Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt:

   Congress is saying 'give it to the SEC' because they know the SEC is so politically divided that (the agency) can't get to the issue until 2016.