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adjective

ˈsāf How to pronounce safe (audio)
Definition of safenext
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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

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2
as in protecting
providing safety we tried to find a safe place to hide our valuables while we went swimming

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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

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as in cautious
having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble rewarded safe drivers with lower insurance rates

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5
as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt that pain reliever is safe for most people to take

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as in reliable
worthy of one's trust she always offers safe advice

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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

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Recent Examples of safe
Adjective
And, Chicago is banking on those findings as one strategy to make the city safer. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 Moderna's vaccine is deemed safe and effective, eliciting a stronger immune response, especially in those over 50. — Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
There were no gun safes or locks found during a search of the home, per the outlet. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 The safes had been seized in a pot shop raid, a source within the Sheriff’s Office said. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for safe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for safe
  1. secure
  2. uncontroversial
  3. cautious
  4. harmless
  5. reliable
  6. vault
  7. alright
  8. positive
Adjective
  • Give every eligible citizen a free, secure ID and put the burden on the government to deliver it.
    — Ellen Kurz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The object turned out to be a drone armed with explosives and was discovered in a secure cargo area near the southern runway.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of secure
Adjective
  • The results indicate limited support for treating the simplest textbook version of the standard model as an uncontroversial consensus package.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But Makary enacted a lot of meaningful, uncontroversial reforms too.
    — Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of uncontroversial
Adjective
  • As the use of AI increases, financial experts say consumers should be cautious about fully trusting these tools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Fed may be more cautious about raising interest rates at a time when the labor market appears less stable.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of cautious
Adjective
  • His nearly fatal ordeal began when a seemingly harmless lump on his cheek continued to grow.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Developed in 1916 and widely used by the 1940s, QACs — like bisphenols — were long assumed harmless when used as directed.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of harmless
Adjective
  • Aside from consistent, reliable bed-to-feed patterns, the major benefit of early-season deer hunting is a lack of hunting pressure.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Although sustainable aviation fuel is very small segment of the market, European mandates may drive airlines to seek out reliable sources in the near future.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of reliable
Noun
  • After Diana’s 1996 divorce from then-Prince Charles, the Lover’s Knot Tiara went back into Queen Elizabeth’s royal vault.
    — Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With just vault to go, her Yurchenko double full was icing on the cake.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of vault
Adjective
  • The kids are not alright, or even right in the head in Serbian drama 3 Weeks After.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
  • Know that things are gonna be alright, and there is definitely a bright future ahead.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Definition of alright
Adjective
  • Friday is here and that means all you Competitive Wordle players, playing against your friends, co-workers, rivals, enemies, or against me or the Wordle Bot, must double your points, whether positive or negative.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Confusion was sparked last month when the Food and Drug Administration announced that a sample of lettuce from Taylor Farms that had tested positive for cyclospora was a false positive.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of positive

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