safer

ADJECTIVE

free from harm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intact protected secure

STRONG

okay snug

WEAK

buttoned up cherished free from danger guarded home-free impervious impregnable in safety inviolable invulnerable maintained out of danger out of harm's way 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

not dangerous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

certain clear dependable harmless healthy pure reliable secure

STRONG

innocent sound

WEAK

checked competent decontaminated innocuous innoxious inoffensive neutralized nonpoisonous nontoxic risk-free riskless tame trustworthy uninjurious unpolluted wholesome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

indefinite irresponsible uncertain undecided unfixed unreliable unsure

WEAK

dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unprotected unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

ADJECTIVE

cautious, conservative

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dependable prudent realistic reliable sure

WEAK

calculating careful chary circumspect competent considerate discreet gingerly guarded on safe side tried and true trustworthy unadventurous wary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

irresponsible uncertain unreliable unsteady unsure

WEAK

dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unprotected unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

Example Sentences

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According to research published in the International Journal of Surgery in 2020, roughly 310 million major surgical procedures are performed worldwide each year, highlighting the need for safer and more effective pain-management options.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

“Boyle Heights and Skid Row have waited far too long for safer, more accessible streets, and the residents who organized for these improvements deserve more than a setback and a closed door.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

"What if the sea surges forward? That is what everyone fears," he said, adding their new home atop the hill felt far safer.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

Tech companies have been pressed to make their platforms safer, and broadly they have failed, or not put in that much effort in the first place.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

You’d be safer close to land, Mother agreed.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer