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Synonyms & Antonyms of safe
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- the minute the rain started, we looked for a place where we would be safe from a drenching downpour
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- endangered,
- exposed,
- imperiled
- (or imperilled),
- insecure,
- liable,
- open,
- subject (to),
- susceptible,
- threatened,
- unsafe,
- violable,
- vulnerable
- we tried to find a safe place to hide our valuables while we went swimming
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- when chatting with strangers, she prefers to stick to safe topics such as the weather
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- rewarded safe drivers with lower insurance rates
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- that pain reliever is safe for most people to take
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- hazardous,
- imperiling
- (or imperilling),
- jeopardizing,
- parlous,
- perilous,
- risky,
- unsafe,
- unsound
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- she always offers safe advice
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- disloyal,
- faithless,
- false,
- fickle,
- inconstant,
- perfidious,
- recreant,
- traitorous,
- treacherous,
- unfaithful,
- untrue
- debatable,
- disputable,
- doubtable,
- doubtful,
- dubious,
- fishy,
- problematic
- (also problematical),
- questionable,
- shady,
- shaky,
- suspect,
- uncertain,
- unsound
Antonyms for safe
- dodgy
- [chiefly British],
- uncertain,
- undependable,
- unreliable,
- unsafe,
- untrustworthy
safe
nounSynonyms of safe (Entry 2 of 2)
- the hotel recommended that we keep all our valuables in its safe during our stay
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From the Editors at Merriam-Webster
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“Safe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/safe. Accessed 6 Aug. 2020.
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The first known use of safe was in the 14th century
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