Definitions

out of harm's way

ADJECTIVE

safe

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intact protected secure

STRONG

okay snug

WEAK

cherished free from danger guarded home free impervious impregnable in safety inviolable invulnerable maintained out of danger preserved safe and sound safeguarded sheltered shielded sitting pretty tended unassailable undamaged under lock and key under one's wing unharmed unhurt uninjured unmolested unscathed unthreatened vindicated watched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insecure unprotected

WEAK

dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

ADJECTIVE

secure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

protected

STRONG

defended guarded sheltered shielded

WEAK

immune impregnable riskless unassailable undamaged unharmed

Antonyms

WEAK

endangered insecure unprotected unsafe unsecure

ADJECTIVE

unharmed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intact undamaged uninjured unscathed untouched

WEAK

all right free from danger in one piece not hurt okay out of danger protected safe safe and sound sound unscarred unscratched

Antonyms

STRONGEST

damaged harmed hurt injured

Example Sentences

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So, no, he wasn’t kept on the shelf out of harm’s way; he played.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

After hurting the Brazilian with jabs and body kicks in the first round before escaping out of harm's way, Gane landed the decisive strike.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Arming robots could keep human soldiers out of harm's way, he argues.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

A worried mother working miles away from her family frantically tries to get her three children out of harm’s way as an out of control fire ravages their community.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

The last were the most popular—the boys pranced round shrieking with laughter and throwing the crackers about everywhere, yet they were nimble enough to skip out of harm’s way.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

out of harm's way

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