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Synonyms for safe
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  1. safenoun

    Synonyms:
    lockbox, strongbox, coffer

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  1. safe

    Synonyms:
    secure, unendangered, secured, sure, protected, impregnable, trustworthy, certain

    Antonyms:
    insecure, imperilled, dangerous, hazardous, exposed

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  1. Safeadjective

    Synonyms:
    Secure, unendangered, sure.

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  1. safenoun

    strongbox where valuables can be safely kept

    Synonyms:
    condom, safety, rubber, prophylactic

    Antonyms:
    self-destructive, dicey, parlous, unreliable, unsound, unsafe, breakneck, hazardous, on the hook(p), suicidal, adventuresome, desperate, dodgy, insidious, treacherous, adventurous, mordacious, chanceful, perilous, chancy, touch-and-go, dangerous, risky, wild, precarious

  2. safenoun

    a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests

    Synonyms:
    condom, safety, rubber, prophylactic

    Antonyms:
    perilous, touch-and-go, dicey, breakneck, dangerous, unreliable, chancy, insidious, mordacious, hazardous, adventurous, unsafe, parlous, suicidal, adventuresome, unsound, wild, on the hook(p), chanceful, desperate, risky, precarious, self-destructive, treacherous, dodgy

  3. condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylacticadjective

    contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

    Synonyms:
    condom, caoutchouc, base hit, preventive, guard, arctic, safety, safety device, rubber, refuge, pencil eraser, golosh, preventative, rubber eraser, gumshoe, synthetic rubber, galosh, gum elastic, prophylactic, natural rubber

    Antonyms:
    perilous, risky, dangerous, chancy, suicidal, dicey, self-destructive, unsafe, mordacious, unreliable, breakneck, dodgy, desperate, unsound, touch-and-go, treacherous, chanceful, on the hook(p), wild, precarious, adventuresome, hazardous, adventurous, insidious, parlous

  4. safeadjective

    free from danger or the risk of harm

    "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet"

    Synonyms:
    good, safe(p), dependable, secure

    Antonyms:
    suicidal, dangerous, wild, insidious, self-destructive, unreliable, dodgy, perilous, adventuresome, parlous, precarious, chanceful, touch-and-go, mordacious, desperate, chancy, adventurous, treacherous, hazardous, dicey, breakneck, on the hook(p), unsafe, unsound, risky

  5. safeadjective

    (of an undertaking) secure from risk

    Synonyms:
    good, safe(p), dependable, secure

    Antonyms:
    self-destructive, mordacious, perilous, risky, dangerous, on the hook(p), desperate, dodgy, unreliable, chanceful, insidious, treacherous, adventurous, chancy, precarious, unsafe, breakneck, unsound, adventuresome, touch-and-go, suicidal, dicey, parlous, hazardous, wild

  6. safe(p)adjective

    having reached a base without being put out

    "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"

    Antonyms:
    dicey, wild, chancy, insidious, perilous, mordacious, dodgy, on the hook(p), unreliable, touch-and-go, chanceful, precarious, risky, desperate, dangerous, treacherous, self-destructive, hazardous, unsound, suicidal, parlous, adventurous, breakneck, unsafe, adventuresome

  7. dependable, good, safe, secureadjective

    financially sound

    "a good investment"; "a secure investment"

    Synonyms:
    dear, safe(p), good, right, in effect(p), unspoiled, effective, skillful, sound, serious, secure, true(p), upright, untroubled, steady-going, inviolable, salutary, in force(p), reliable, skilful, practiced, dependable, estimable, rock-steady, expert, just, unafraid, beneficial, unassailable, proficient, full, honest, respectable, undecomposed, unspoilt, ripe, impregnable, adept, honorable, strong, well(p), near, unattackable

    Antonyms:
    suicidal, parlous, perilous, dicey, precarious, mordacious, chanceful, dodgy, chancy, adventurous, unreliable, desperate, breakneck, touch-and-go, unsound, wild, insidious, unsafe, hazardous, self-destructive, risky, on the hook(p), dangerous, adventuresome, treacherous

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  1. safeadjective

    Synonyms:
    secure, unharmed, undamaged, unscathed, unhurt, sound, free from harm, out of harm's way

  2. safeadjective

    Synonyms:
    protected, guarded, under lock and key, under cover

  3. safeadjective

    Synonyms:
    trusty, trustworthy, reliable, to be depended on, to be relied on

  4. safenoun

    Synonyms:
    place of safety, secure place

  5. safenoun

    Synonyms:
    coffer, money-chest, strong box

  6. safenoun

    Synonyms:
    pass, passport

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. safeadjective

    Synonyms:
    unharmed, intact, unscathed, immune, trustworthy, reliable, sure, secure, invulnerable, impregnable

    Antonyms:
    unsafe, endangered, insecure

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. SAFE

    Synonyms:
    Safety After Fifty Evaluation

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How to use safe in a sentence?

  1. Annie Piper:

    These actually are laws that are trying to help women, a lot of abortion clinics don't have the resources to provide proper care for women, so all our legislators are doing is making sure women get safe and proper healthcare.

  2. unknown:

    Maybe love is having someone who guides you through different experiences, coerces you to try new things but still makes you feel safe.

  3. Olivia Wilde:

    I say this as someone who is such an admirer of his work, his process was not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions. He has a process that, in some ways, seems to require a combative energy, and I don't personally believe that is conducive to the best performances. I believe that creating a safe, trusting environment is the best way to get people to do their best work. Ultimately, my responsibility is to the production and to the cast to protect them. That was my job.

  4. Michael Davey:

    It is not always possible or safe for officers to enter the rear of those transport vans that are very small, and this one was very small.

  5. Doug Ducey:

    The brave men and women of the Arizona National Guard are standing in the gaps, their mission directly contributes to the success of law enforcement officers working to maintain law and order on Arizona’s southern border. I’m grateful to all those who serve our state and are working day and night to keep Arizonans safe.


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