Another word for fail-safe | Synonyms for fail-safe

Another word for fail-safe

fail-safe Synonyms

fail-safe

modif.

Ensuring safety in case of malfunction
safety, emergency, safeguarding; see protective.
Unlikely to fail
foolproof, trouble-free, problem-free, guaranteed; see reliable 2.

Search Thesaurus

WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"fail-safe." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 16 January 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/fail-safe>.

APA Style

fail-safe. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/fail-safe

Another word for fail-safe

adjective

Designed so as to be impervious to human error or misuse:

foolproof. See thrive

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link/Cite

Link to this page

Cite this page

MLA Style

"fail-safe." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 16 January 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/fail-safe>.

APA Style

fail-safe. (n.d.). Retrieved January 16th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/fail-safe

SentencesSentence examples

Sentence Examples

You also want to make sure that the kettlebell you purchase has a fail-safe mechanism for keeping the weight increments attached to the piece of equipment as you perform various exercises.
Though landfills have safeguards to help prevent these chemicals from contaminating our water supply, they surely aren't fail-safe.

Also Mentioned In

WORDS NEAR fail-safe IN THE THESAURUS