SAFENESS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

safeness

noun

Definition of safeness

as in safety

the state of not being exposed to danger the safeness of her children was something that she worried about constantly

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Noun

Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence in Downtown Boston around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The cycles of illness and deflection at Taylor Farms illustrate a larger problem in the American food safety system, the experts said, which overwhelmingly relies on companies to self-police the cleanliness of their own produce.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of safety

Noun

Guardsmen spent two weeks of intensive training learning to use the detection system and plan to deploy it to provide security at large-scale public events.

— Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
OpenAI and Anthropic have both released their most powerful models this year, known as Sol and Mythos, respectively, boosting concerns across the industry about safety and security.

— CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of security

Noun

In June, a federal judge ruled against Katherine and Garry Leach, finding that federal courts could not weigh in on how churches spend their donations, citing First Amendment protections.

— Giles Hudson, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
The better opportunity lies in parts of the market where scale alone provides less protection.

— Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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