Synonyms of safekeeping

safekeeping

noun

ˈsāf-ˈkē-piŋ 

as in custody

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something

while she was away on business, the single mom entrusted her daughter into her in-laws' safekeeping

Synonyms & Similar Words

• custody
• care
• custodianship
• guardianship
• control
• trust
• management
• ward
• keeping
• supervision
• hand(s)
• superintendence
• governorship

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of safekeeping

Most of the works were sold off by the French state during the 1950s, according to the Musée d’Orsay’s website, but 2,200 were held back for safekeeping by the country’s national museums. —Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 8 May 2026

The cow was eventually secured and returned to a neighbor’s property for safekeeping, ensuring a smooth reunion once the owners were reached. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026

In this case, that means keeping their records in safekeeping, not handing them to some other team that doesn’t care about them. —Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026

As an incentive for the temporary use of other people’s money, the storing merchant might add a small sum when returning the original amount given for safekeeping — interest — although major religions initially banned this. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025