Synonyms for safety
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Safe
condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe informal dated
2. Security
security, protection, refuge, guard, preservation, shelter, surety
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
He managed to reach the border and escape to safety.
- n. 2
A safety lock or safety catch: a mechanism on a weapon or dangerous equipment designed to prevent accidental firing or operation.
Be sure that the safety is set before proceeding.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- safeties → condoms, prophylactics, rubbers, safes…
Example sentences
- rubber He put a rubber band around the bundle of letters.
- condom Pull the foreskin back before putting on the condom.
- security Algeria is not a threat to international security.
- protection They may properly claim the protection of the law.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| safety | steady | |
| rubber | falling | |
| condom | rising | |
| security | rising | |
| protection | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- safe1
- 5 letters
- guard1
- 6 letters
- rubber2, refuge2, condom2, surety3
- 7 letters
- shelter2
- 8 letters
- security4, immunity4
- 10 letters
- protection3
- 12 letters
- preservation4, prophylactic4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rubber2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sécurité
- Español
- seguridad
- Deutsch
- Sicherheit