safe
adjective
[ seɪf ]
• protected from or not exposed to danger or risk; not likely to be harmed or lost.
• "eggs remain in the damp sand, safe from marine predators"
• cautious and unenterprising.
• "MacGregor would be a compromise, the safe choice"
Similar:
cautious,
circumspect,
prudent,
chary,
attentive,
timid,
unadventurous,
conservative,
unenterprising,
leery,
• based on good reasons or evidence and not likely to be proved wrong.
• "the verdict is safe and satisfactory"
• uninjured; with no harm done.
• "they had returned safe and sound"
Similar:
unharmed,
all right,
alive and well,
well,
unhurt,
uninjured,
unscathed,
in one piece,
undamaged,
out of danger,
out of the wood(s),
OK,
Opposite:
in danger,
• excellent (used to express approval or enthusiasm).
• "that shirt is real safe"
safe
noun
• a strong fireproof cabinet with a complex lock, used for the storage of valuables.
Similar:
strongbox,
safety-deposit box,
safe-deposit box,
coffer,
casket,
money chest,
cash box,
repository,
depository,
locker,
strongroom,
vault,
• a condom.
Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French sauf, from Latin salvus ‘uninjured’. The noun is from the verb save1, later assimilated to the adjectival form.
