safe

The word “safe” has 1 syllable: safe

It's pronounced as /seɪf/

What is synonym and antonym for safe?

In the thesaurus, “safe” has 204 synonyms and 153 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for safe along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for safe

advertent
alert
all right
alright
anodyne
attentive
attested
authenticated
awake
bedrock
benign
benignant
blameless
box
buttoned-up
caddy
cagey
cagy
calculable
calculating
canny
careful
case
casket
cautious
certain
chary
checked
cherished
chest
circumspect
clear
coffer
competent
confirmed
conservative
considerate
constant
decontaminated
defended
definite
deliberate
dependable
devoted
discreet
effective
faithful
fast
faultless
firm
footlocker
foresighted
foresightful
forethoughtful
free from danger
gentle
gingerly
good
gracious
guarded
guarding
guiltless
hale
hands-down
harmless
healthful
healthy
heedful
home free
honest
hurtless
hypercautious
impeccable
impervious
impregnable
in safety
incontestable
incontrovertible
indisputable
indubitable
inerrant
infallible
innocent
innocuous
innoxious
inoffensive
intact
inviolable
invulnerable
irrefutable
irreproachable
lockbox
locker
loyal
maintained
mild
neutralized
noncontroversial
noncorrosive
nondestructive
nonfatal
noninfectious
nonlethal
nonpoisonous
nonpolluting
nonthreatening
nontoxic
nonvenomous
observant
okay
on safe side
out of danger
painless
politically correct
positive
preserved
protected
protecting
proven
provident
prudent
pure
realistic
regardful
reliable
responsible
risk-free
riskless
safe and sound
safe-deposit box
safeguarded
safeguarding
salubrious
scatheless
secure
sheltered
sheltering
shielded
shielding
shrewd
sincere
single-minded
sitting pretty
slow
snug
solid
sound
stanch
staunch
steadfast
steady
storeroom
strong
strongbox
sure
tame
telling
tended
thoughtful
treasury
tried
tried-and-true
true
true-blue
trunk
trustable
trustworthy
trusty
ultracareful
ultracautious
unadventurous
unassailable
unconquerable
uncontested
uncontroversial
undamaged
undeniable
under lock and key
undisputed
unerring
unharmed
unhurt
unimpeachable
uninjured
uninjurious
unmolested
unobjectionable
unpolluted
unquestionable
unscathed
unthreatened
valid
validated
vault
verified
vigilant
vindicated
wary
watched
watchful
well
white
whole
wholesome

Antonyms for safe

absentminded
adverse
arguable
asleep
bad
baleful
baneful
bold
brash
careless
contestable
controversial
controvertible
damaged
damaging
dangerous
deadly
debatable
debated
deceitful
deleterious
destructive
detrimental
dishonest
disloyal
disputable
disputed
dodgy
doubtable
doubtful
dubious
endangered
evil
exposed
faithless
false
fatal
fickle
fishy
forgetful
harmed
harmful
hazardous
heedless
hot-button
hurt
hurtful
ill
imperiled
imperiling
imperilled
imperilling
impetuous
imprudent
inadvertent
inattentive
incautious
inconsiderate
inconstant
indefinite
indiscreet
injudicious
injured
injurious
insecure
insidious
irresponsible
jeopardizing
lax
lethal
liable
lying
malignant
menacing
mendacious
minatory
mischievous
moot
nasty
neglectful
negligent
nocuous
noisome
noxious
offensive
ominous
open
painful
parlous
perfidious
perilous
pernicious
pestilent
poisonous
polluted
precarious
prejudicial
problematic
problematical
questionable
rash
reckless
recreant
regardless
remiss
risky
ruinous
scathed
scathing
shady
shaky
sinister
susceptible
suspect
tainted
thoughtless
threatened
threatening
traitorous
treacherous
uncertain
unconfirmed
undecided
undefended
undependable
unfaithful
unfixed
unguarded
unhealthful
unhealthy
unintentional
unmindful
unplanned
unprotected
unreliable
unsafe
unsound
unsteady
unsure
unthoughtful
untried
untrue
untrustworthy
untruthful
unwary
unwholesome
venomous
venturesome
violable
vulnerable
wicked
wounded
wounding

Meanings of safe

noun
1. A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
2. A condom.
3. A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
4. A safety bicycle.
verb
1. To make something safe.
adjective
1. Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
2. Free from risk.
3. Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
4. When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.
5. Properly secured.
6. (used after a noun, often forming a compound) Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
7. Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
8. Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
9. Reliable; trusty.
10. Cautious.
11. Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.

Example Sentences

The sturdy vault ensured the valuables were kept safe from harm.
After the storm passed, the residents emerged from their shelters, relieved to find their homes safe.
Always wear your seatbelt to keep yourself safe while driving.
The lifeguard's watchful eye made the swimming area feel safe for everyone.
Ensure the password is strong to keep your online accounts safe from unauthorized access.

On this page you'll find 357 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to safe, such as: absentminded, adverse, advertent, alert, all right, alright, anodyne.

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