Synonyms of safe

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adjective

ˈsāf 

1

as in secure

not exposed to the threat of loss or injury

the minute the rain started, we looked for a place where we would be safe from a drenching downpour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secure
• alright
• well
• unharmed
• home free
• intact
• sound
• all right
• healthy
• hale
• whole
• unscathed
• unhurt
• uninjured
• scatheless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsafe
• vulnerable
• open
• liable
• subject (to)
• susceptible
• insecure
• exposed
• threatened
• endangered
• imperiled
• injured
• violable
• damaged
• hurt
• imperilled
• wounded
• harmed
• scathed

2

as in protecting

providing safety

we tried to find a safe place to hide our valuables while we went swimming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• secure
• protecting
• protected
• sheltered
• snug
• sheltering
• guarding
• safeguarding
• guarded
• defended
• shielded
• invulnerable
• inviolable
• shielding
• unassailable
• impregnable
• unconquerable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dangerous
• hazardous
• unsafe
• risky
• insecure
• perilous
• threatening
• vulnerable
• menacing
• unprotected
• uncertain
• precarious
• unguarded
• treacherous
• parlous
• minatory
• undefended

3

as in uncontroversial

unlikely to provoke controversy or offense

when chatting with strangers, she prefers to stick to safe topics such as the weather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uncontroversial
• positive
• noncontroversial
• certain
• definite
• politically correct
• unquestionable
• indisputable
• incontestable
• incontrovertible
• undeniable
• indubitable
• irrefutable
• sure
• uncontested
• undisputed
• hands-down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• controversial
• doubtful
• questionable
• debatable
• arguable
• moot
• contestable
• disputable
• hot-button
• disputed
• controvertible
• debated
• doubtable

4

as in cautious

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

rewarded safe drivers with lower insurance rates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cautious
• careful
• wary
• alert
• guarded
• circumspect
• considerate
• conservative
• heedful
• chary
• vigilant
• gingerly
• watchful
• thoughtful
• attentive
• awake
• observant
• deliberate
• slow
• regardful
• foresighted
• provident
• hypercautious
• forethoughtful
• advertent
• calculating
• shrewd
• cagey
• foresightful
• cagy
• ultracareful
• canny
• ultracautious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsafe
• careless
• reckless
• regardless
• unguarded
• unmindful
• bold
• heedless
• rash
• impetuous
• unwary
• negligent
• venturesome
• inattentive
• thoughtless
• asleep
• brash
• lax
• incautious
• neglectful
• inconsiderate
• imprudent
• remiss
• indiscreet
• injudicious
• forgetful
• inadvertent
• unintentional
• unplanned
• absentminded

5

as in harmless

not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt

that pain reliever is safe for most people to take

Synonyms & Similar Words

• harmless
• benign
• innocent
• healthy
• innocuous
• white
• inoffensive
• sound
• anodyne
• gentle
• healthful
• mild
• hurtless
• benignant
• wholesome
• trustworthy
• salubrious
• gracious
• nontoxic
• nonthreatening
• unobjectionable
• painless
• noncorrosive
• nonpolluting
• nondestructive
• nonpoisonous
• nonlethal
• noninfectious
• nonfatal
• nonvenomous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dangerous
• harmful
• bad
• adverse
• ill
• detrimental
• evil
• damaging
• injurious
• wicked
• prejudicial
• deleterious
• poisonous
• noxious
• hazardous
• unsafe
• pernicious
• hurtful
• mischievous
• risky
• baneful
• threatening
• sinister
• perilous
• ominous
• baleful
• menacing
• venomous
• unsound
• nocuous
• unhealthy
• painful
• unhealthful
• unwholesome
• offensive
• lethal
• deadly
• fatal
• nasty
• destructive
• parlous
• ruinous
• jeopardizing
• scathing
• imperilling
• imperiling
• malignant
• polluted
• noxious
• insidious
• noisome
• tainted
• wounding
• pestilent

6

as in reliable

worthy of one's trust

she always offers safe advice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reliable
• responsible
• good
• true
• steady
• secure
• solid
• dependable
• trustworthy
• sure
• loyal
• calculable
• trusty
• strong
• tried
• trustable
• constant
• faithful
• tried-and-true
• devoted
• fast
• steadfast
• effective
• honest
• sincere
• staunch
• sound
• proven
• valid
• infallible
• stanch
• unerring
• validated
• confirmed
• firm
• telling
• blameless
• true-blue
• guiltless
• faultless
• unquestionable
• authenticated
• irreproachable
• single-minded
• unimpeachable
• impeccable
• verified
• attested
• inerrant
• bedrock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unsafe
• uncertain
• unreliable
• untrustworthy
• false
• treacherous
• untrue
• undependable
• unfaithful
• disloyal
• uncertain
• faithless
• hazardous
• fickle
• perfidious
• traitorous
• lying
• inconstant
• doubtful
• problematic
• dishonest
• questionable
• risky
• dodgy
• deceitful
• problematical
• dubious
• shaky
• shady
• untruthful
• suspect
• unsound
• debatable
• mendacious
• fishy
• disputable
• recreant
• untried
• unconfirmed
• doubtable

safe

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noun

as in vault

a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe

the hotel recommended that we keep all our valuables in its safe during our stay

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vault
• strongbox
• locker
• safe-deposit box
• box
• coffer
• trunk
• treasury
• casket
• chest
• case
• storeroom
• lockbox
• caddy
• footlocker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of safe

Adjective

The best way to stay safe and avoid injuries during turbulence is to keep your seat belt buckled at all times. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2025

Hinsdale students were among winners of Metra’s 18th annual Safety Contest, in which students across the Chicago area used their creativity to educate the public about the importance of being safe around railroad tracks and crossings. —Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025

Noun

But Lee Foster — the former intern who became the space’s co-owner in 2010, after helping rescue it from financial ruin — keeps his drawings by the singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston in a small safe in the corner of his office, each page bound in plastic in a lime-green three-ring binder. —Grayson Haver Currin Eli Durst, New York Times, 1 May 2025

Arrested Decades After 1986 Killing of Beloved Real Estate Developer Who Was Shot in Office Julie Mitchell's body had been found in the master bedroom closet of their home and $30,000 was reportedly missing from a closet safe, The Oklahoman reported. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 5 June 2025