safest

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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Apart from the dangerously low overnight temperatures, faraway Omsk seemed like the safest place on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Treasurys are the safest investment many retirees own.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

In Los Angeles alone, preliminary data show that crime rates dropped to a historic low last year not seen since the 1960s, and that L.A. is the safest it has been in generations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2026

Until the entire digital economy gets a severe overhaul, it’s safest to assume that modern-day social media is just a wholesale ad network that’s left your ad blocker in the dust.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2026

The safest place in all of Ravenskill too, Seven knew.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega