safe

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: safe

1	adj n	free from danger or the risk of harm strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
2	adj	having reached a base without being put out
3	n	a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
4	n	contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: safe

“a safe trip”

“you will be safe here”

“a safe place”

“a safe bet”

Synonyms: harmless
not causing or capable of causing harm; uninjured
not injured physically or mentally; fail-safe
eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; off the hook
freed from danger or blame or obligation; risk-free, riskless, unhazardous
thought to be devoid of risk; safe and sound, unhurt
free from danger or injury; secure
free from danger or risk; invulnerable
immune to attack; impregnable

Antonyms:: dangerous, unsafe
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; breakneck
moving at very high speed; chanceful, chancy, dicey, dodgy
of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; desperate
(of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair; hazardous, risky, wild
involving risk or danger; insidious
intended to entrap; mordacious
biting or given to biting; on the hook
caught in a difficult or dangerous situation; parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go
fraught with danger; self-destructive, suicidal
dangerous to yourself or your interests; treacherous, unreliable
dangerously unstable and unpredictable; insecure, unsafe
lacking in security or safety; vulnerable
susceptible to attack; show more antonyms...

Type of:: deedbox, strongbox
a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked

“the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball”

Antonyms:: out
not allowed to continue to bat or run; down
being put out by a strikeout; show more antonyms...

Type of:: closet, cupboard
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

Type of:: birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device
an agent or device intended to prevent conception

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