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"near antonyms":[ "menacing", "minatory", "parlous", "perilous", "threatening", "undefended", "unguarded", "unprotected", "vulnerable", "precarious", "treacherous", "uncertain" ], "antonyms":[ "dangerous", "hazardous", "insecure", "risky", "unsafe" ] }, "unlikely to provoke controversy or offense":{ "examples":[ "when chatting with strangers, she prefers to stick to safe topics such as the weather" ], "synonyms":[ "noncontroversial", "uncontroversial" ], "near synonyms":[ "politically correct", "hands-down", "incontestable", "incontrovertible", "indisputable", "indubitable", "undeniable", "unquestionable", "irrefutable", "certain", "definite", "positive", "sure", "uncontested", "undisputed" ], "near antonyms":[ "arguable", "contestable", "controvertible", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "moot", "questionable", "debated", "disputed" ], "antonyms":[ "controversial", "hot-button" ] }, "having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble":{ "examples":[ "rewarded safe drivers with lower insurance rates" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "careful", "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "conservative", "considerate", "gingerly", "guarded", "heedful", "wary" ], "near synonyms":[ "advertent", "attentive", "awake", "observant", "regardful", "vigilant", "watchful", "hypercautious", "foresighted", "foresightful", "forethoughtful", "provident", "thoughtful", "cagey", "cagy", "calculating", "canny", "shrewd", "deliberate", "slow", "ultracareful", "ultracautious" ], "near antonyms":[ "bold", "brash", "impetuous", "rash", "reckless", "venturesome", "asleep", "inattentive", "regardless", "inconsiderate", "thoughtless", "lax", "neglectful", "negligent", "remiss", "imprudent", "indiscreet", "injudicious", "absentminded", "forgetful", "inadvertent", "unintentional", "unplanned" ], "antonyms":[ "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "unguarded", "unmindful", "unsafe", "unwary" ] }, "not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt":{ "examples":[ "that pain reliever is safe for most people to take" ], "synonyms":[ "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "white" ], "near synonyms":[ "healthful", "healthy", "salubrious", "wholesome", "benignant", "sound", "trustworthy", "gentle", "gracious", "mild", "nonthreatening", "painless", "unobjectionable", "noncorrosive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "noninfectious", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nonpolluting", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous" ], "near antonyms":[ "poisonous", "venomous", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "offensive", "painful", "scathing", "wounding", "deadly", "fatal", "lethal", "ruinous", "destructive", "insidious", "malignant", "noxious", "pestilent", "polluted", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "dangerous", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked" ] }, "worthy of one's trust":{ "examples":[ "she always offers safe advice" ], "synonyms":[ "calculable", "dependable", "good", "reliable", "responsible", "secure", "solid", "steady", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustable", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "near synonyms":[ "constant", "devoted", "faithful", "fast", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "true-blue", "honest", "sincere", "single-minded", "infallible", "unerring", "bedrock", "firm", "sound", "strong", "effective", "telling", "attested", "authenticated", "confirmed", "proven", "valid", "validated", "verified", "blameless", "faultless", "guiltless", "impeccable", "inerrant", "irreproachable", "unimpeachable", "unquestionable" ], "near antonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue", "deceitful", "dishonest", "lying", "mendacious", "untruthful", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "dubious", "fishy", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "shady", "shaky", "suspect", "uncertain", "unsound", "hazardous", "risky", "unconfirmed", "untried" ], "antonyms":[ "dodgy", "uncertain", "undependable", "unreliable", "unsafe", "untrustworthy" ] }, "a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe":{ "examples":[ "the hotel recommended that we keep all our valuables in its safe during our stay" ], "synonyms":[ "coffer", "safe-deposit box", "strongbox" ], "near synonyms":[ "lockbox", "vault", "storeroom", "treasury", "box", "caddy", "case", "casket", "chest", "footlocker", "locker", "trunk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "safe-deposit box":{ "a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "kept the deed to the house in a safe-deposit box at the bank" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "lockbox", "vault", "storeroom", "treasury", "box", "caddy", "case", "casket", "chest", "footlocker", "locker", "trunk" ], "synonyms":[ "coffer", "safe", "strongbox" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safeguarded":{ "as in secure , secured":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defended", "guarded", "protected", "secure", "secured", "shielded", "defendable", "defensible", "tenable", "bulletproof", "impregnable", "indomitable", "invincible", "inviolable", "invulnerable", "unassailable", "unbeatable", "unconquerable", "untouchable" ], "near antonyms":[ "indefensible", "untenable", "vincible", "vulnerable", "assailable", "exposed", "imperiled", "imperilled", "insecure", "liable", "open", "susceptible", "undefended", "unguarded", "unprotected", "unsecured", "defenseless", "helpless", "powerless", "weak" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarked", "covered", "defended", "fenced", "fended", "forfended", "guarded", "kept", "protected", "screened", "secured", "shielded", "warded" ], "near synonyms":[ "averted", "prevented", "opposed", "resisted", "withstood", "battled", "contended", "fought", "warred", "conserved", "preserved", "saved", "buffered", "palisaded", "picketed", "walled" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombarded", "stormed", "beset", "besieged", "overran", "capitulated", "caved", "submitted", "yielded" ], "antonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "safekeeping":{ "responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something":{ "examples":[ "while she was away on business, the single mom entrusted her daughter into her in-laws' safekeeping" ], "synonyms":[ "care", "custodianship", "custody", "guardianship", "keeping", "trust", "ward" ], "near synonyms":[ "control", "governorship", "hand(s)", "management", "superintendence", "supervision" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safeness":{ "the state of not being exposed to danger":{ "examples":[ "the safeness of her children was something that she worried about constantly" ], "synonyms":[ "protection", "safety", "security" ], "near synonyms":[ "aegis", "egis", "cover", "defense", "guardianship", "ward", "guard", "safeguard", "screen", "shield", "asylum", "harbor", "haven", "refuge", "retreat", "shelter", "impregnability", "impregnableness", "invincibility", "invincibleness", "inviolability", "inviolableness", "invulnerability", "invulnerableness" ], "near antonyms":[ "hazard", "risk", "threat", "instability", "precariousness", "harm's way", "exposure", "liability", "openness", "violability", "vulnerability", "vulnerableness", "susceptibility", "susceptibleness" ], "antonyms":[ "danger", "distress", "endangerment", "imperilment", "jeopardy", "peril", "trouble" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safety":{ "a protective device (as on a weapon) to prevent accidental operation":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the gun couldn't be fired as long as the safety was on" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "fail-safe", "lock", "defense", "protection", "safeguard", "shield" ], "synonyms":[ "guard" ] }, "the state of not being exposed to danger":{ "antonyms":[ "danger", "distress", "endangerment", "imperilment", "jeopardy", "peril", "trouble" ], "examples":[ "we were lucky to make it to safety just as the lions broke loose from their cage at the zoo" ], "near antonyms":[ "hazard", "risk", "threat", "instability", "precariousness", "harm's way", "exposure", "liability", "openness", "violability", "vulnerability", "vulnerableness", "susceptibility", "susceptibleness" ], "related":[ "aegis", "egis", "cover", "defense", "guardianship", "ward", "guard", "safeguard", "screen", "shield", "asylum", "harbor", "haven", "refuge", "retreat", "shelter", "impregnability", "impregnableness", "invincibility", "invincibleness", "inviolability", "inviolableness", "invulnerability", "invulnerableness" ], "synonyms":[ "protection", "safeness", "security" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safeguards":{ "means or method of defending":{ "examples":[ "with these safeguards in place, no one should be able to break into our computers" ], "synonyms":[ "aegises", "egises", "ammunitions", "armors", "bucklers", "covers", "defenses", "guards", "protections", "screens", "securities", "shields", "walls", "wards" ], "near synonyms":[ "armaments", "arms", "munitions", "weaponries", "weapons", "fortresses", "forts", "palisades", "strongholds" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggressions", "assaults", "attacks", "offenses", "offences", "offensives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a measure taken to preclude loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "safeguards that were intended to assure our security, but not at the expense of our liberty" ], "synonyms":[ "cautions", "fail-safes", "palladia", "precautions", "preventives" ], "near synonyms":[ "armors", "covers", "guards", "protections", "screens", "shields", "walls", "wards" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarks", "covers", "defends", "fences", "fends", "forfends", "guards", "keeps", "protects", "screens", "secures", "shields", "wards" ], "near synonyms":[ "averts", "prevents", "opposes", "resists", "withstands", "battles", "contends", "fights", "wars", "conserves", "preserves", "saves", "buffers", "palisades", "pickets", "walls" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombards", "storms", "besets", "besieges", "overruns", "capitulates", "caves", "submits", "yields" ], "antonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "safe-deposit boxes":{ "a specially reinforced container to keep valuables safe":{ "examples":[ "kept the deed to the house in a safe-deposit box at the bank" ], "synonyms":[ "coffers", "safes", "strongboxes" ], "near synonyms":[ "lockboxes", "vaults", "storerooms", "treasuries", "boxes", "caddies", "cases", "caskets", "chests", "footlockers", "lockers", "trunks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safeguard":{ "means or method of defending":{ "examples":[ "with these safeguards in place, no one should be able to break into our computers" ], "synonyms":[ "aegis", "egis", "ammunition", "armor", "buckler", "cover", "defense", "guard", "protection", "screen", "security", "shield", "wall", "ward" ], "near synonyms":[ "arm", "armament", "munitions", "weapon", "weaponry", "fastness", "fort", "fortress", "palisade", "stronghold" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggression", "assault", "attack", "offense", "offence", "offensive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a measure taken to preclude loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "safeguards that were intended to assure our security, but not at the expense of our liberty" ], "synonyms":[ "caution", "fail-safe", "palladium", "precaution", "preventive" ], "near synonyms":[ "armor", "cover", "guard", "protection", "screen", "shield", "wall", "ward" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwark", "cover", "defend", "fence", "fend", "forfend", "guard", "keep", "protect", "screen", "secure", "shield", "ward" ], "near synonyms":[ "avert", "prevent", "oppose", "resist", "withstand", "battle", "contend", "fight", "war", "conserve", "preserve", "save", "buffer", "palisade", "picket", "wall" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombard", "storm", "beset", "besiege", "overrun", "capitulate", "cave", "submit", "yield" ], "antonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "safeguarding":{ "as in protecting , guarding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "guarding", "protecting", "sheltering", "shielding", "safe", "secure", "snug", "defended", "guarded", "protected", "sheltered", "shielded", "impregnable", "inviolable", "invulnerable", "unassailable", "unconquerable" ], "near antonyms":[ "dangerous", "hazardous", "insecure", "risky", "unsafe", "menacing", "minatory", "parlous", "perilous", "threatening", "undefended", "unguarded", "unprotected", "vulnerable", "precarious", "treacherous", "uncertain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in security , protection":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "defense", "guard", "protection", "safeguard", "security", "extrication", "conservation", "guardianship", "preservation", "safekeeping", "ransom", "recovery", "redemption", "deliverance", "rescue", "salvation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to drive danger or attack away from":{ "examples":[ "sheepdogs safeguard the flock from attacks by wolves" ], "synonyms":[ "bulwarking", "covering", "defending", "fencing", "fending", "forfending", "guarding", "keeping", "protecting", "screening", "securing", "shielding", "warding" ], "near synonyms":[ "averting", "preventing", "opposing", "resisting", "withstanding", "battling", "contending", "fighting", "warring", "conserving", "preserving", "saving", "buffering", "palisading", "picketing", "walling" ], "near antonyms":[ "bombarding", "storming", "besetting", "besieging", "overrunning", "capitulating", "caving", "submitting", "yielding" ], "antonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "safecracker":{ "as in burglar , housebreaker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burglar", "cat burglar", "cracksman", "housebreaker", "picklock", "larcenist", "pincher", "purloiner", "robber", "stealer", "thief", "embezzler", "grafter", "klepto", "kleptomaniac", "sneak thief", "cutpurse", "dip", "pickpocket", "pilferer", "shoplifter", "abductor", "carjacker", "hijacker", "kidnapper", "kidnaper", "skyjacker", "despoiler", "looter", "pillager", "plunderer", "ransacker", "ravisher", "poacher", "rustler", "smuggler" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safe sex":{ "as in sex , sexual relations":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "coition", "coitus", "commerce", "congress", "copulating", "copulation", "coupling", "intercourse", "lovemaking", "mating", "relations", "sex", "sex act", "sexual intercourse", "sexual relations", "carnality", "sexuality", "breeding", "insemination", "dalliance", "hanky-panky", "whoopee", "fornication" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safecrackers":{ "as in burglars , housebreakers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "burglars", "cat burglars", "cracksmen", "housebreakers", "picklocks", "larcenists", "pinchers", "purloiners", "robbers", "stealers", "thieves", "embezzlers", "grafters", "kleptomaniacs", "kleptos", "sneak thiefs", "cutpurses", "dips", "pickpockets", "pilferers", "shoplifters", "abductors", "carjackers", "hijackers", "kidnappers", "kidnapers", "skyjackers", "despoilers", "looters", "pillagers", "plunderers", "ransackers", "ravishers", "poachers", "rustlers", "smugglers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safeties":{ "a protective device (as on a weapon) to prevent accidental operation":{ "examples":[ "the gun couldn't be fired as long as the safety was on" ], "synonyms":[ "guards" ], "near synonyms":[ "fail-safes", "locks", "defenses", "protections", "safeguards", "shields" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "safaris":{ "an act of traveling to see or hunt animals especially in Africa":{ "examples":[ "He went on a safari in Africa last year." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "grand tours", "odysseys", "pilgrimages", "progresses", "quests", "expeditions", "journeys", "passages", "peregrinations", "travels", "treks", "trips", "commutations", "commutes", "errands", "excursions", "flights", "hops", "jaunts", "junkets", "outings", "sallies", "sorties", "tours", "cruises", "sails", "voyages", "drives", "rides", "spins", "hikes", "slogs", "tramps", "walkabouts", "walks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }