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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In his annual shareholder letter, Bezos wrote that he intends to include making the company “Earth’s Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to Work” part of his initiatives in his new role.

From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2021

I love the fact that he added, “Earth’s Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to Work,” and that with size comes responsibility.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2021

Most residents who live in the cities and towns on the Safest Cities list already know the reality.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2019

Sabrina Mahfouz tweets that she's never felt safer: "Safest I've ever felt in my city with uber app on tap."

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2017

“Oh, sir—” the lieutenant grinned—“a lovely spot. Safest place on the battlefield. Right smack dab in the center of the line. Very quiet there.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara