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safe
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- pronunciation:
- seIf
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
safer, safest |
definition 1: |
providing security from harm, loss, or danger.
They put the jewels in a safe hiding place.The port was a safe haven for pirates.- synonyms:
- protected, secure
- antonyms:
- dangerous, precarious, unsafe
- similar words:
- defended, impregnable, invulnerable, sheltered
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definition 2: |
free from the risk of harm.
Stay with the others and you'll be safe.She felt safe in her home and rarely ventured out.They fled to another country where they were safe from their persecutors.- synonyms:
- protected, secure
- antonyms:
- dangerous, insecure, vulnerable
- similar words:
- all right, shielded
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definition 3: |
involving little risk or danger.
They say that flying is much safer than traveling in a car.Refusing the offer was a safe decision.- antonyms:
- adventurous, chancy, dangerous, daring, dicey, extreme, hazardous, perilous, risky, treacherous
- similar words:
- noninjurious
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definition 4: |
without risk of error; nearly certain.
It's a safe assumption that the senator will vote with his party on this issue.- synonyms:
- fair, solid, sound
- antonyms:
- chancy
- similar words:
- cautious, conservative, dependable, judicious, modest, odds-on, prudent, reliable, sensible, sure, tried, trustworthy
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definition 5: |
cautious.
I'm confident she's a safe driver.- synonyms:
- careful, cautious, chary, guarded, prudent, unadventurous, wary
- antonyms:
- bold, daring
- similar words:
- conservative, judicious, mindful
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definition 6: |
free of the risk of being lost or stolen.
Do you think your money is safe in your wallet? |
related words: |
guarded, immune, innocent, innocuous, noncommittal, sacred, solid, sound, tenable |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a strong cabinet or box, usu. of steel, in which valuables are locked.
The documents were kept in the safe.- synonyms:
- coffer, strongbox
- similar words:
- treasury
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definition 2: |
(slang) a condom.
- synonyms:
- condom, prophylactic, rubber, safety
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related words: |
vault |
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part of speech: |
adverb |
definition: |
cautiously; securely.
He always plays safe.- synonyms:
- cautiously, conservatively, prudently
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derivations: |
safely (adv.), safeness (n.) |
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