Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | protected |
| Synonyms: | alee, cloistered, covered, covert, hidden, private, secluded, sequestered |
| Antonyms: | exposed |
| Main Entry: | sheltered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | protected |
| Synonyms: | ensured, guarded, safe, safeguarded, shielded, watched |
| Main Entry: | shelter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide safety, cover |
| Synonyms: | chamber, conceal, cover, cover up, defend, enclose, guard, harbor, haven, hide, house, lodge, preserve, protect, roof, safeguard, screen, secure, shield, surround, take care of, take in, ward, watch over |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
| Main Entry: | cloistered |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | secluded |
| Synonyms: | cloistral, confined, hermitic, hidden, insulated, recluse, reclusive, restricted, secluse, seclusive, sequestered, sheltered, shielded, shut off, withdrawn |
| Antonyms: | free, open, unsecluded |
| 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: | cozy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comforting, soft, warm |
| Synonyms: | comfortable, comfy, cuddled up, cushy, easeful, in clover, in velvet, intimate, on bed of roses, restful, safe, secure, sheltered, snug, snug as bug in rug, snuggled down, tucked up |
| Antonyms: | uncomfortable |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | shady |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dark, covered |
| Synonyms: | adumbral, bosky, chiaroscuro, cloudy, cool, dim, dusky, indistinct, leafy, out of the sun, screened, shaded, shadowed, shadowy, sheltered, umbrageous, umbrous, under a cloud, vague |
| Antonyms: | bright, light, open |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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