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Antonyms for safest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : seyf |
| Phonetic Transcription : seɪf |
Definition of safest
Origin :- c.1300, "unscathed, unhurt, uninjured; free from danger or molestation, in safety, secure; saved spiritually, redeemed, not damned;" from Old French sauf "protected, watched-over; assured of salvation," from Latin salvus "uninjured, in good health, safe," related to salus "good health," saluber "healthful," all from PIE *solwos from root *sol- "whole" (cf. Latin solidus "solid," Sanskrit sarvah "uninjured, intact, whole," Avestan haurva- "uninjured, intact," Old Persian haruva-, Greek holos "whole").
- As a quasi-preposition from c.1300, on model of French and Latin cognates. From late 14c. as "rescued, delivered; protected; left alive, unkilled." Meaning "not exposed to danger" (of places) is attested from late 14c.; of actions, etc., "free from risk," first recorded 1580s. Meaning "sure, reliable, not a danger" is from c.1600. Sense of "conservative, cautious" is from 1823. Paired alliteratively with sound (adj.) from late 14c. The noun safe-conduct (late 13c.) is from Old French sauf-conduit (13c.).
- adj free from harm
- adj not dangerous
- adj cautious, conservative
- In this as in most cases, the shortest and safest way to seem is to be.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The safest plan is to ascend them without too heavy an encumbrance of theories.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- The safest way is to keep in constant motion, until some dry clothes can be procured, and to exchange them as soon as possible.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- This is the safest and best application for the itch, and will have no disagreeable smell, if made in the following manner.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- I pushed rapidly ahead, for it was not the safest place in which to be attacked.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- Somebody asks what they are; if you do not know, the safest answer is to reply that they are gold.
- Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
- With proper use the canoe is one of the safest crafts that floats.
- Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
- Tell him, too, that this bond of affection is the safest and best of all ties.
- Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- I find it safest to assume that every man is a gentleman, and every woman a lady.
- Extract from : « The Pigeon (Third Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- The mine is just now, to my mind, the safest place for anybody at all compromised.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for safest
- buttoned up
- calculating
- careful
- certain
- chary
- checked
- cherished
- circumspect
- clear
- competent
- considerate
- decontaminated
- dependable
- discreet
- free from danger
- gingerly
- guarded
- harmless
- healthy
- home-free
- impervious
- impregnable
- in safety
- innocent
- innocuous
- innoxious
- inoffensive
- intact
- inviolable
- invulnerable
- maintained
- neutralized
- nonpoisonous
- nontoxic
- okay
- on safe side
- out of danger
- out of harm's way
- preserved
- protected
- prudent
- pure
- realistic
- reliable
- risk-free
- riskless
- safe and sound
- safeguarded
- secure
- sheltered
- shielded
- sitting pretty
- snug
- sound
- sure
- tame
- tended
- tried and true
- trustworthy
- unadventurous
- unassailable
- undamaged
- under lock and key
- under one's wing
- unharmed
- unhurt
- uninjured
- uninjurious
- unmolested
- unpolluted
- unscathed
- unthreatened
- vindicated
- wary
- watched
- wholesome
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