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safe and sound

ADJECTIVE
healthy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
active athletic fresh healthful hearty lively normal robust strong tough vigorous
WEAK
able-bodied all right blooming bright-eyed bushy-tailed chipper firm fit flourishing full of life hale hardy husky in fine feather in fine fettle in good shape in the pink lusty muscular physically fit potent restored rosy-cheeked sound stout sturdy trim unimpaired virile well whole
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathetic delicate feeble gentle idle inactive infirm kind lazy lethargic lifeless soft unhealthy weak
WEAK
delicated diseased fragile ill indisposed poor sick sickly worn
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 out of harm's way preserved 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
solid strong sure
STRONG
adjusted anchored bound fast firm fixed fortified iron locked nailed set sound staunch steady
WEAK
buttoned-down immovable solid as a rock tenacious tight
Antonyms
STRONG
changeable flexible impermanent loose movable unfixed unstable unsteady
WEAK
moving unfastened
ADJECTIVE
unharmed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intact undamaged uninjured unscathed untouched
WEAK
all right free from danger in one piece not hurt okay out of danger out of harm's way protected safe sound unscarred unscratched
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damaged harmed hurt injured
ADJECTIVE
unhurt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intact unblemished undamaged unharmed unscathed
WEAK
all right safe sound unbroken unscratched unwounded whole
Antonyms
STRONGEST
damaged harmed hurt injured
WEAK
broken wounded
ADJECTIVE
untouched
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flawless intact spotless unaffected unbroken unconcerned undamaged unharmed unimpressed unmoved unscathed
WEAK
cherry clear entire fresh good immaculate in good condition incorrupt indifferent out of danger perfect pure sanitary secure shipshape sound unblemished unhurt uninjured unmarred unstained unstirred untried virgin virginal without a scratch
Antonyms
STRONGEST
affected caring damaged defective harmed hurt injured moved
WEAK
partial spoiled touched

Example Sentences

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Multiple sources told AFP on Thursday that the bar owners are French nationals: a couple originally from Corsica who, according to a relative, are safe and sound, but who have been unreachable since the tragedy.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

For now, the city of Anaheim is completing a property assessment to determine how many hundreds of millions might be needed to keep the stadium safe and sound for the coming decades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

After renting a truck and asking her mom and a friend to spend an afternoon getting everything into the unit, she had peace of mind knowing her belongings were safe and sound.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2025

The caption said crews "carefully chiselled" out the cornered kitty and that it was now "safe and sound".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2024

And then she's doing her odd little dance back out of the circle and scampering into the woods again, safe and sound.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.