SAFETY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

safety

noun

ˈsāf-tē

Definition of safety

as in security

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

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as in guard

a protective device (as on a weapon) to prevent accidental operation the gun couldn't be fired as long as the safety was on

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Recent Examples of safety Cowboys safety Jalen Thompson came in to break it up before being suplexed to the ground by Rechsteiner — the son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026 One way to look at OpenAI slowing down its frontier model work because of safety concerns is that AI models are getting scarily powerful. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Air Pollution Control District monitoring has shown an hourly average of more than 500 parts per billion of hydrogen sulfide in the air near the Tijuana River, which is over 16 times the safety threshold. — Samhita M Ilango, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 The guidance wasn’t revoked until 1993 — a 16-year stretch in which women were routinely left out of early safety and dosing research. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for safety

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Noun

Mutual care becomes easier when the agreement respects your security too.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
If your toddler would rather try the toilet first, use a potty training seat to add security and ease anxiety about falling into the toilet.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of security

Noun

Sun-protective clothing has long had an audience with swimmers, surfers and young children donning the trusty rash guard, as well as hikers and athletes.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Lamont over the past eight years has displayed visionary leadership and has adhered to Connecticut’s ‘fiscal guard rails’ rules limiting spending growth and directing surplus revenues toward reserves and pension debt.

— Kevin McNabola, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of guard

Noun

Nobody in their right mind would argue that Alphabet and Nvidia need laws to protect them from competition, but lots of otherwise intelligent people believe that banks, an even more profitable group of companies, do need such protection.

— Omid Malekan, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Friendship was also the protection built into Difficult People.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of protection

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