Another word for safe
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Adjective
Free from danger, injury, or the threat of harm
- Not injured or harmed:
- which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged
Idioms:See also:Affording protection
- Free from danger or attack:
- Free from risk of loss; safe:
- Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:
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Another word for safe
Modifier
Not in danger
- (US, UK, idiomatic) imprisoned with little or no chance of escape; locked up.
- (US, UK, idiomatic) safely guarded; locked away.
- (idiomatic) Under one's protection, sponsorship, or tutelage.
- (simile, colloquial) Very cosy and comfortable.
- Comfortably sheltered and warm; cozy:
- Small but well arranged:
- Closely secured and well built; compact:
- (of an entertainment normally performed on the stage) performed by ice skaters as an ice show
- (idiomatic) not being used, or not to be used e.g.
- Taking precautions.
- Conducted in secret or through the use of subterfuge, as in a police investigation or in spying:
- Engaged or employed in undercover activity:
- simple past tense and past participle of regulate
- simple past tense and past participle of survey
- simple past tense and past participle of tend
- past participle of supervise
- Done under supervision; watched.
- simple past tense and past participle of look after
- Having regular patrols.
- simple past tense and past participle of patrol
- simple past tense and past participle of watch
- highly valued, having a high personal value.
- simple past tense and past participle of cherish
- simple past tense and past participle of foster
- simple past tense and past participle of preserve
- Simple past tense and past participle of uphold.
- showing maintenance or attention
- simple past tense and past participle of maintain
- simple past tense and past participle of sustain
- Held continuously at a certain level.
- (music) Held at a certain pitch.
- simple past tense and past participle of defend
- simple past tense and past participle of secure
- simple past tense and past participle of safeguard
- simple past tense and past participle of save
- (Christianity) Rescued from the consequences of sin.
- Immune to attack; impregnable.
- Impossible to damage, injure, or wound.
- Impossible to capture or enter by force:
- Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success:
- Simple past tense and past participle of entrench.
- Not interfered with, disturbed, or harmed.
- simple past tense and past participle of house
- Protected; defended.
- Watched over; supervised.
- Cautious; restrained:
- defended.
- (computing, of a variable, method, etc.) Having the protected access modifier, indicating that a program element is accessible to subclasses but not to the program in general.
- simple past tense and past participle of protect
- Not injured or harmed:
- which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged
- Free from danger or attack:
- Free from risk of loss; safe:
- Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons:
Not dangerous
- not noxious; harmless; innocuous
- Having no adverse effect; harmless.
- Not likely to offend or provoke to strong emotion; insipid.
- Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless:
- Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless:
- Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.
See also:Reliable
- Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable:
- Adequate for the purpose:
- Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.
- Trustworthy.
- Warranting trust; reliable.
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Noun
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- A safe-deposit box.
- A fireproof metal box, usually in a bank vault, for the safe storage of valuables.
- A receptacle, such as a coffer or shrine, for keeping or displaying sacred relics.
- An instance or occurrence of a particular kind or category:
- An occurrence of a disease or disorder:
- A set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation:
- An arched structure, usually of masonry or concrete, serving to cover a space.
- An arched overhead covering, such as the sky, that resembles the architectural structure in form.
- A room or space, such as a cellar or storeroom, with arched walls and ceiling, especially when underground.
- A place where things may be put for safekeeping.
- A warehouse.
- A museum.
- The part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosed by the ribs and the breastbone; the thorax.
- The front or ventral portion of this part:
- A sturdy box with a lid and often a lock, used especially for storage.
- A strongbox.
- Financial resources; funds.
- A treasury:
- A stoutly made box or safe in which valuables are deposited.
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