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protected
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | shielded |
| Synonyms: | camouflaged, cared for, cherished, covered, defended, disguised, ensconced, fostered, guaranteed, guarded, harbored, immune, preserved, safe, safeguarded, secured, shaded, sheltered |
| Antonyms: | insecure, susceptible, unprotected, unsheltered, vulnerable, weak |
| Main Entry: | comfortable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good feeling |
| Synonyms: | adequate, agreeable, appropriate, at rest, cared for, cheerful, complacent, contented, convenient, cozy, delightful, easy, enjoyable, enjoying, gratified, hale, happy, healthy, hearty, loose, loose-fitting, made well, pleasant, pleased, protected, relaxed, relaxing, relieved, rested, restful, restored, satisfactory, satisfying, serene, sheltered, snug, snug as a bug in a rug, soft, soothed, strengthened, untroubled, useful, warm, well-off |
| Antonyms: | discontented, hopeless, miserable, neglected, uncomfortable, unhappy, upset |
| Main Entry: | fail-safe |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | guaranteed not to fail |
| Synonyms: | confident, covered, foolproof, protected, reliable, reliant, safeguarded, secure, sound, sure |
| Main Entry: | guaranteed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | made certain |
| Synonyms: | affirmed, approved, ascertained, assured, attested, bonded, certified, confirmed, endorsed, for a fact, for sure, have a lock on, insured, on ice, pledged, plighted, protected, sealed, secured, sure, sure enough, sure-fire, warranted |
| Antonyms: | indefinite, insecure, uncertain, unsure |
| Main Entry: | immune |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | invulnerable |
| Synonyms: | allowed, clear, exempt, favored, free, hardened to, insusceptible, irresponsible, licensed, not affected, not liable, not subject, privileged, protected, resistant, safe, unaffected, unanswerable, unliable, unsusceptible |
| Antonyms: | susceptible, unguarded, unprotected, vulnerable |
| Main Entry: | lawful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable, legitimate |
| Synonyms: | authorized, bona fide, canonical, card-carrying, commanded, condign, constitutional, decreed, due, enacted, enforced, enjoined, established, innocent, judged, judicial, jural, juridical, jurisprudent, just, justifiable, kosher*, legal, legalized, legislated, legit, legitimatized, licit, mandated, of right, official, on the level, on the up and up, ordained, ordered, passed, permissible, proper, protected, rightful, ruled, statutory, valid, vested, warrantable, warranted |
| Notes: | lawful means allowed by law while legal means of or relating to or concerned with law |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, illicit, prohibited, taboo, unlawful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | legal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable, permissible |
| Synonyms: | acknowledged, allowed, authorized, card-carrying, chartered, clean*, condign, constitutional, contractual, decreed, due, enforced, enforcible, enjoined, fair, forensic, granted, innocent, judged, judicial, juridical, just, justifiable, justified, lawful, legalized, legit, legitimate, licit, on the level, on the up and up, ordained, passed, precedented, prescribed, proper, protected, right, rightful, sanctioned, sound, statutory, straight, sure enough, valid, warranted, within the law |
| Notes: | lawful means allowed by law while legal means of or relating to or concerned with law |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | safe |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | free from harm |
| Synonyms: | buttoned up, cherished, free from danger, guarded, home-free, impervious, impregnable, in safety, intact, inviolable, invulnerable, maintained, okay*, out of danger, out of harm's way, preserved, protected, safe and sound, safeguarded, secure, sheltered, shielded, sitting pretty, snug, tended, unassailable, undamaged, under lock and key, under one's wing, unharmed, unhurt, uninjured, unmolested, unscathed, unthreatened, vindicated, watched |
| Antonyms: | exposed, unguarded, unprotected, unsafe, vulnerable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | secure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | safe |
| Synonyms: | defended, guarded, immune, impregnable, out of harm's way, protected, riskless, sheltered, shielded, unassailable, undamaged, unharmed |
| Antonyms: | endangered, insecure, unprotected, unsafe |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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