Antonyms for safe
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : seyf |
| Phonetic Transcription : seɪf |
Definition of safe
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
- Two furlongs hence, and we shall be safe in the hostel at Dogmersfield.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- “Nay, he is safe at home, where I would I were,” sighed Kit.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- Gave the horses as much as I considered it safe for them to have at one time.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- It traded with all the world and offered a safe home to the merchant and to the artisan.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- In a few weeks from that time, this party were all safe in Canada.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- They had experienced heavy weather, but everything was dry and safe.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- We are now safe again, and I must give the horses a few days' rest.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- But the Holy Laws no longer needed the safe shelter of a royal shrine.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- "Only place where they would be safe, then," said the spokesman.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- A surplus in the Treasury created by loans is not a permanent or safe reliance.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
Synonyms for safe
- 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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