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Overview of adj safe The adj safe has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (26) safe -- (free from risk or danger; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet") 2. (1) safe -- (of an undertaking) 3. safe -- ((baseball) having reached a base without being put out "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball") 4. dependable, good, safe, secure -- (financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment") 5. safe -- (in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me") Antonyms of adj safe 5 senses of safe Sense 1 safe (vs. dangerous) dangerous (vs. safe), unsafe => breakneck => chancy, chanceful, dicey, dodgy => desperate => harmful => hazardous, risky, venturesome, venturous => insidious => on the hook(prenominal) => parlous, perilous, precarious, touch-and-go => self-destructive, suicidal => treacherous, unreliable Sense 2 safe INDIRECT (VIA unadventurous) -> adventurous, adventuresome Sense 3 safe(prenominal) (vs. out) out(prenominal) (vs. safe), retired => down(prenominal) Sense 4 dependable, good, safe, secure INDIRECT (VIA sound) -> unsound Sense 5 safe INDIRECT (VIA secure) -> insecure, unsafe Similarity of adj safe 5 senses of safe Sense 1 safe (vs. dangerous) => fail-safe => harmless, innocuous => off the hook(prenominal) => out of danger(prenominal), secure => risk-free, riskless, unhazardous => safe and sound, unhurt Also See-> harmless#1; invulnerable#1; secure#2; uninjured#1 Sense 2 safe => unadventurous (vs. adventurous) Sense 3 safe(prenominal) (vs. out) Sense 4 dependable, good, safe, secure => sound (vs. unsound) Sense 5 safe => secure (vs. insecure) Attributes of adj safe Familiarity of adj safe safe used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj safe fail-safe in safe custody safe safe-deposit safe and sound safety-deposit safety-related unsafe Overview of adj safe The adj safe has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (26) safe -- (free from risk or danger; "a safe trip"; "you will be safe here"; "a safe place"; "a safe bet") 2. (1) safe -- (of an undertaking) 3. safe -- ((baseball) having reached a base without being put out "the runner was called safe when the baseman dropped the ball") 4. dependable, good, safe, secure -- (financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment") 5. safe -- (in safekeeping; "your secret is safe with me")
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