safe

1. 1.

   strongbox where valuables can be safely kept

   Broaderstrongbox
2. 2.

   a ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests

   Broadercupboard

   Narrowermeat safe
3. 3.

   contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

   Synonymscondomrubbersafetyprophylactic

   Broadercontraceptive

Other forms of safe

plural

saves·

comparative

safer·

superlative

safest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about safe

What does safe mean?

safe means "free from danger or the risk of harm". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in safe?

safe has 1 syllable: safe. In IPA it is /ˈseɪf/.

What is another word for safe?

Close synonyms include dependable, good, secure, condom, rubber. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of safe?

The recorded antonyms are dangerous, out.

Is safe a common word?

safe is banded "Core" — among the few thousand words that carry most english. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with safe?

1 word rhymes with safe. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.