Synonyms of safeties

safeties

noun

plural of safety

as in guards

a protective device (as on a weapon) to prevent accidental operation

the gun couldn't be fired as long as the safety was on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guards
• locks
• shields
• defenses
• fail-safes
• protections
• safeguards

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of safeties

Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis had his best game of the season, but will be hard-pressed to have similar success against New England’s defense, which is expected to finally have its starting secondary and safeties healthy. — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Houston is also without safeties Jalen Pitre and Reed Blankenship, giving the Giants a potential scoring route. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Freeman will put a ton of pressure on TCU’s safeties, who have been vulnerable at times in coverage. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026

Covering tight ends is a conundrum because the safeties (5-11 Dante Trader Jr, and 6-0 Michael Taaffe) are too short to defend big tight ends, such as 6-6 Mike Gesicki, who caught the game’s first TD against Jacob Rodriguez. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

The Tar Heels just found a weakness in the Irish defense that didn’t seem to have any, putting the linebackers into uncomfortable coverage situations, then letting North Carolina’s tight ends work on Notre Dame’s safeties. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

Physicality from the Tigers’ defensive line allowed the linebackers and safeties to penetrate open gaps and rack up tackles for loss. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026

Carter Kempfer and junior safeties Serj Derry and Alex Obert stepped up in the win as the Hawks didn’t score in the second half. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2026

That is the most behind safeties Tre Moehrig and Lathan Ransom and linebacker Bobby Okereke, who each played all 70 of the team’s defensive snaps. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026