Synonyms for safety valve
safe·ty valve

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escapenoun

   a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

   Synonyms:
   leakage, escape valve, leak, escape cock, escapism, dodging, escape, evasion, flight, outflow, relief valve

Matched Categories

1. • Regulator
   • Valve

How to pronounce safety valve?

How to say safety valve in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use safety valve in a sentence?

1. Albert Smith:

   Tears are the safety valve of the heart when too much pressure is laid on it.

2. Giuliano Amato:

   I wrote Article 50, so I know it well, my intention was that it should be a classic safety valve that was there, but never used. It is like having a fire extinguisher that should never have to be used. Instead, the fire happened.

3. Morgan Griffith:

   I think it’s a tool that we ought to have as member, it’s a safety valve that allows members to say, ‘Wait a minute. This agency isn’t working right and we think there’s a better way to do it.’.