Synonyms for safety

Synonyms for (noun) safety

Synonyms: safety, base hit

Definition: (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

Similar words: hit

Definition: (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)

Usage: he came all the way around on Williams' hit


Synonyms: safety

Definition: a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line

Similar words: score

Definition: the act of scoring in a game or sport

Usage: the winning score came with less than a minute left to play


Synonyms: condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe, safety

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

Similar words: contraceptive, contraceptive device, birth control device, prophylactic device, preventative, preventive

Definition: an agent or device intended to prevent conception


Synonyms: safety, safety device, guard

Definition: a device designed to prevent injury or accidents

Similar words: device

Definition: an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

Usage: the device is small enough to wear on your wrist; a device intended to conserve water


Synonyms: refuge, safety

Definition: a safe place

Usage: He ran to safety

Similar words: area, country

Definition: a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

Usage: it was a mountainous area; Bible country


Synonyms: safety

Definition: the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

Usage: insure the safety of the children; the reciprocal of safety is risk

Similar words: condition, status

Definition: a state at a particular time

Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations


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