Synonyms of safe

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adjective

ˈsāf 

1

as in secure

not exposed to the threat of loss or injury

the minute the rain started, we looked for a place where we would be safe from a drenching downpour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secure
• alright
• well
• unharmed
• home free
• intact
• sound
• all right
• healthy
• hale
• whole
• unscathed
• unhurt
• uninjured
• scatheless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsafe
• vulnerable
• open
• liable
• subject (to)
• susceptible
• insecure
• exposed
• threatened
• endangered
• imperiled
• injured
• violable
• damaged
• hurt
• wounded
• harmed
• scathed

2

as in protecting

providing safety

we tried to find a safe place to hide our valuables while we went swimming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secure
• protecting
• protected
• sheltered
• snug
• sheltering
• guarding
• safeguarding
• guarded
• defended
• shielded
• invulnerable
• inviolable
• shielding
• unassailable
• impregnable
• unconquerable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dangerous
• hazardous
• unsafe
• risky
• insecure
• perilous
• threatening
• vulnerable
• menacing
• unprotected
• uncertain
• precarious
• unguarded
• treacherous
• parlous
• minatory
• undefended

3

as in uncontroversial

unlikely to provoke controversy or offense

when chatting with strangers, she prefers to stick to safe topics such as the weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uncontroversial
• positive
• noncontroversial
• certain
• definite
• politically correct
• unquestionable
• indisputable
• incontestable
• incontrovertible
• undeniable
• indubitable
• irrefutable
• sure
• uncontested
• undisputed
• hands-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• controversial
• doubtful
• questionable
• debatable
• arguable
• moot
• contestable
• disputable
• hot-button
• disputed
• controvertible
• debated
• doubtable

4

as in cautious

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

rewarded safe drivers with lower insurance rates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cautious
• careful
• wary
• alert
• guarded
• circumspect
• considerate
• conservative
• heedful
• chary
• vigilant
• gingerly
• watchful
• thoughtful
• attentive
• awake
• observant
• deliberate
• slow
• regardful
• foresighted
• provident
• hypercautious
• forethoughtful
• advertent
• calculating
• shrewd
• cagey
• foresightful
• ultracareful
• canny
• ultracautious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsafe
• careless
• reckless
• regardless
• unguarded
• unmindful
• bold
• heedless
• rash
• impetuous
• unwary
• negligent
• venturesome
• inattentive
• thoughtless
• asleep
• brash
• lax
• incautious
• neglectful
• inconsiderate
• imprudent
• remiss
• indiscreet
• injudicious
• forgetful
• inadvertent
• unintentional
• unplanned
• absentminded

5

as in harmless

not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt

that pain reliever is safe for most people to take

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harmless
• benign
• innocent
• healthy
• innocuous
• white
• inoffensive
• sound
• anodyne
• gentle
• healthful
• mild
• hurtless
• benignant
• wholesome
• trustworthy
• salubrious
• gracious
• nontoxic
• nonthreatening
• unobjectionable
• painless
• noncorrosive
• nonpolluting
• nondestructive
• nonpoisonous
• nonlethal
• noninfectious
• nonfatal
• nonvenomous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dangerous
• harmful
• bad
• adverse
• ill
• detrimental
• evil
• damaging
• injurious
• wicked
• prejudicial
• deleterious
• poisonous
• noxious
• hazardous
• unsafe
• pernicious
• hurtful
• mischievous
• risky
• baneful
• threatening
• sinister
• perilous
• ominous
• baleful
• menacing
• venomous
• unsound
• nocuous
• unhealthy
• painful
• unhealthful
• unwholesome
• offensive
• lethal
• deadly
• fatal
• nasty
• destructive
• parlous
• ruinous
• jeopardizing
• scathing
• malignant
• imperiling
• polluted
• noxious
• insidious
• noisome
• wounding
• tainted
• pestilent

6

as in reliable

worthy of one's trust

she always offers safe advice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reliable
• responsible
• good
• true
• steady
• secure
• solid
• dependable
• trustworthy
• sure
• loyal
• calculable
• trusty
• strong
• tried
• trustable
• constant
• faithful
• tried-and-true
• devoted
• fast
• steadfast
• effective
• honest
• sincere
• staunch
• sound
• proven
• valid
• infallible
• unerring
• validated
• confirmed
• firm
• telling
• blameless
• true-blue
• guiltless
• faultless
• unquestionable
• authenticated
• irreproachable
• single-minded
• unimpeachable
• impeccable
• verified
• attested
• inerrant
• bedrock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsafe
• uncertain
• unreliable
• untrustworthy
• false
• treacherous
• untrue
• undependable
• unfaithful
• disloyal
• uncertain
• faithless
• hazardous
• fickle
• perfidious
• traitorous
• lying
• inconstant
• doubtful
• problematic
• dishonest
• questionable
• risky
• dodgy
• deceitful
• dubious
• shaky
• shady
• untruthful
• suspect
• unsound
• debatable
• mendacious
• fishy
• disputable
• recreant
• untried
• unconfirmed
• doubtable

safe

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noun

as in vault

a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe

the hotel recommended that we keep all our valuables in its safe during our stay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vault
• strongbox
• locker
• safe-deposit box
• box
• coffer
• trunk
• treasury
• casket
• chest
• case
• storeroom
• lockbox
• caddy
• footlocker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of safe

Adjective

Black children experience higher rates of lactose intolerance, which meant many of my kids went the entire school day without clean, safe drinking water and instead milk that gave them an upset stomach. — Joe Holberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

An 8-year-old girl is back home safe after floodwaters in Bryant swept her into a storm drain Wednesday evening and carried her for about half a mile through a drainage system. — Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026

Noun

Picking up where episode 7 left off, Wayne (Toby Wallace) wakes up to Rue pillaging his safe. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026

The men found information on target businesses and used pry bars and sledgehammers to break into buildings and open safes that stored pull-tab proceeds, the complaint states. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026