Synonyms for safe
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1. safe(noun)

   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. safe(noun)

   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, prophylactic(adj)

   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. safe(adj)

   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. safe(adj)

   (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)(adj)

   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, secure(adj)

   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. safe(noun)

   Synonyms:
   lockbox, strongbox, coffer

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. safe

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

   Antonyms:
   insecure, imperilled, dangerous, hazardous, exposed

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. safe(a.)

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

2. safe(a.)

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

3. safe(a.)

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

4. safe(n.)

   Synonyms:
   place of safety, secure place

5. safe(n.)

   Synonyms:
   coffer, money-chest, strong box

6. safe(n.)

   Synonyms:
   pass, passport

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1. safe(a)

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

   Antonyms:
   unsafe, endangered, insecure

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1. List of paraphrases:

   secure, security, sure, safety, safely, insurance, trunk, risk-free, harmless, course, drinking, healthy, confident, vault, seguro, segura, varna, seguros, certain, reliable, clean, unharmed, well-guarded, unsafe, saugus, safer, potable

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. SAFE

   Synonyms:
   Safety After Fifty Evaluation

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1. Joshua Geltzer:

   This was a top priority from the early days of ISIS gaining the type of territorial safe haven in particular, there was recognition that safe havens for terrorist groups can mean terrorist plots that extend — not just into the region — but to Europe and conceivably into the United States.

2. Victor Thianpiriya:

   If anything it's a little bit surprising that we haven't had the safe-haven bid in gold even though you've had these big risk-off moves in the Chinese equity market.

3. Tom Wolf:

   Every time we talk about opening something up, we're going to be prolonging this phase, if it's not in the best interests of keeping people safe, I'm not going to go along with it.

4. John Allen:

   It's not just a no-fly zone in a place or ... whether it's in the air or on the ground. It's also a matter of timing as well, the intricacies and the complexities and the cost, frankly, in terms of resources, additional resources, of a no-fly zone or a safe zone are not insignificant.

5. Muriel Bowser:

   One missing young person, is one too many, and these new initiatives will help us do more to find and protect young people, particularly young girls of color, across our city, through social media, we have been able to highlight this problem and bring awareness to open cases, and now we are doing more to ensure that families and children are receiving the wraparound services they need to keep families together and children safe.

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