Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

Proper Noun

Verb

The word "safe" can be used as adjective, noun, adjective, proper noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

baseballs baseballs out danger dangerous dangerous harmful in danger insecure out out precarious unprotected unsafe

Typical Location

cabinet closet

Derived Terms

Coolgardie safe French safe better safe than sorry binary safe biosafe childsafe covid-safe cybersafe dishwasher safe drop safe e-safe ensafe fail safe fail-safe firesafe gender-safe ice-safe in safe hands is this a safe space keep yourself safe letter of safe conduct match safe meat safe memory-safe microwave safe night safe nonsafe on the safe side pie safe play it safe play safe quantum-safe safe account scam safe and sound safe area safe as a kitten safe as a kitten in a basket safe as a kitten in a box safe as houses safe as the Bank of England safe bet safe conduct safe day safe harbor safe haven safe hit safe in the knowledge safe navigation operator safe pair of hands safe place safe pledge safe prime safe room safe seat safe sex safe space safe third country safe travels safe word safe-conduct safe-cracker safe-deposit safe-deposit box safeblower safeblowing safebox safebreaker safebreaking safecracker safecracking safeguard safehaven safehold safehouse safeish safekeeping safelight safelike safelist safely safemaker safemaking safen safeness safer sex safeword supersafe tape safe threadsafe type-safe ultrasafe vouchsafe websafe work-safe

Distinct From

danger dangerous endangered harmed out risky

Has Part

door with lock

Context

baseball forming compound slang uk used after noun

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

birth control device closet contraceptive contraceptive device cupboard deedbox preventative preventive prophylactic device strongbox

Type Of (IsA)

box cupboard hardware office product strongbox

Receives Action

found in wall cavity

Related Terms

safety save

Related Terms

adjective area at bank awesome bank bank area bank storage bank vault banks base baseball baseball call baserunner being being protected better safe than sorry box cabinet call cautious closet code combination combination closet combination lock combination locks comfortable condom cool coolgardie safe danger deposit deposit box feeling feeling protected first base from harm great grey grey box guard harm harmful harmless has has combination haven heavy heavy steel holder holding holding valuables holds holds money holds valuables houses in bank in banks inside invulnerable keeper lock lock box locked locked box locker locking locks lockup metal metal box metal cabinet money money box money holder money inside money keeper money storage objects okay okay protected out proof protected protecting protecting objects protection put put money reliable respectable riskless safekeeping safety save secure secure box secure storage security security box shelter slang small small vault steel storage storing storing money stronghold uninjured valuable valuable storage valuables valuables box valuables inside vault very very secure

Similar Terms

fail safe fail-safe harmless invulnerable off hook off the hook risk-free riskless safe and sound safe and sound secure sound unadventurous unadventurous unhazardous unhazardous unhurt uninjured

Synonym Network

coffer condom dependable harmless secure trustworthy wicked

Used For

keeping things safe

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.