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comparative of safe.

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free from harm adj.
not dangerous adj.
cautious, conservative adj.

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

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insecure unprotected

WEAK

dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

ADJECTIVE

not dangerous

Synonyms

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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

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irresponsible uncertain unreliable unsteady unsure

WEAK

dangerous exposed harmful incautious poisonous risky unguarded unprotected unsafe unthoughtful vulnerable

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safer

Reddit, which has also argued it should be exempt from the ban, said there was little research on whether certain platforms were safer than others.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Identifying the mechanisms responsible for the improved treatment responses could eventually help researchers develop safer ways to make cancer immunotherapy more effective.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Done well, this is in fact safer than most direct borrowing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

"We knew the risks, but we thought it would be safer just conducting a poll. It turns out it was not."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I understand more and more why I must warn the Sons of Don. As for Gurgi, I wonder if it wouldn’t be safer for him to stay here.”

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

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