safe

Plural: safes

Noun

• A strong, secure cabinet for storing valuables.
• strongbox where valuables can be safely kept
• a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests
• contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
• A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.
• A condom.
• A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.
• A safety bicycle.

Adjective

• Protected from danger, risk, or harm; secure.
• free from danger or the risk of harm
  • "a safe trip"
  • "you will be safe here"
  • "a safe place"
  • "a safe bet"
• having reached a base without being put out
  • "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball"

Adjective Satellite

• (of an undertaking) secure from risk
• financially sound

Adj

• Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
• Free from risk.
• Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
• 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.
• In a location that renders it difficult to pot.
• Properly secured.
• Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.
• Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.
• Supported by evidence and unlikely to be overturned. Usually used in the negative, as unsafe.
• Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
• Reliable; trusty.
• Cautious.
• Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.

Verb

• To make something safe.

Examples

• dishwasher-safe
• He imagined the points from his bingo word, JAZZING, locked away in a safe.
• His strategy was always to play safe, avoiding risky hooks and leaving no easy openings.
• It is clear that this is not a safe conviction.
• It’s safe to eat this berry.
• The documents are safe inside the cabbinet.
• The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.
• We have to find a safe spot, where we can hide out until this is over.
• You’ll be safe from the storm here in the cabin.

Synonyms

condom, dependable, good, prophylactic, rubber, safety, secure, OK, amazing, astounding, awesome, awesomesauce, based, bewildering, coffer, cool, dope, easy-going, enchanting, excellent, extraordinary, goshwow, grand, grandiose, great, guarded, harmless, hellagood, impressive, inspiring, invulnerable, lenient, lockbox, magnificent, majestic, major, marvellous, merciful, mystifying, mythic, out of harm's way, outstanding, phenomenal, powerful, protected, rad, riskless, safe and sound, selcouth, strongbox, stupefying, stupendous, surpassing, terrific, tolerant, trustworthy, unbelievable, unreal, wicked, wonderful, wondrous

Antonyms

dangerous, out, harmful, harsh, hazardous, intolerant, strict, unsafe

Related Words

safety, save, SAFELY

Anagrams of safe