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safety

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of safety

1 the state of not being exposed to danger

we were lucky to make it to safety just as the lions broke loose from their cage at the zoo

Synonyms of safety

protection, safeness, security

Words Related to safety

aegis (also egis), cover, defense, guardianship, ward

guard, safeguard, screen, shield

asylum, harbor, haven, refuge, retreat, shelter

impregnability, impregnableness, invincibility, invincibleness, inviolability, inviolableness, invulnerability, invulnerableness

Near Antonyms of safety

hazard, risk, threat

instability, precariousness

exposure, liability, openness, violability, vulnerability, vulnerableness

susceptibility, susceptibleness

Antonyms of safety

danger, distress, endangerment, imperilment, jeopardy, peril, trouble

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

the gun couldnʼt be fired as long as the safety was on

Synonyms of safety

Words Related to safety

defense, protection, safeguard, shield

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