safety

Roget category 664

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
› 5.2. Prospective volition
›› 5.2.2. Subservience to ends

#664. Safety

noun

safety, security, surety, impregnability — invulnerability, invulnerableness etc. adj. — danger past, danger over — storm blown over — coast clear — escape etc. 671 — means of escape — blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve — safeguard, palladium.
guardianship, wardship, wardenship — tutelage, custody, safekeeping — preservation etc. 670 — protection, auspices.
safe-conduct, escort, convoy — guard, shield etc. (defense) 717 — guardian angel — tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint — genius loci.
protector, guardian — warden, warder — preserver, custodian, duenna [Sp.], chaperon, third person.
watchdog, bandog^† — Cerberus — watchman, patrolman, policeman — cop [Slang], dick [Slang], fuzz [Slang], smokey [Slang], peeler [Slang], zarp [Slang] — sentinel, sentry, scout etc. (warning) 668 — garrison — guardship^†.
[Means of safety] refuge &c., anchor etc. 666 — precaution etc. (preparation) 673 — quarantine, cordon sanitaire [Fr.].
[Sense of security]. confidence etc. 858

verb

be safe etc. adj. — keep one's head above water, tide over, save one's bacon — ride out the storm, weather the storm — light upon one's feet, land on one's feet — bear a charmed life — escape etc. 671.
make safe, render safe etc.

adjective

— protect — take care of etc. (care) 459 — preserve etc. 670 — cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward — guard etc. (defend) 717 — secure etc. (restrain) 751 — entrench, intrench^†, fence round etc. (circumscribe) 229 — house, nestle, ensconce — take charge of.
escort, convoy — garrison — watch, mount guard, patrol.
make assurance doubly sure etc. (caution) 864 — take up a loose thread — take precautions etc. (prepare for) 673 — double reef topsails.
seek safety — take shelter, find shelter etc. 666.

adjective

safe, secure, sure — in safety, in security — on the safe side — under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing — under cover, under lock and key — out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way — unharmed, unscathed — on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water — unthreatened^†, unmolested — protected etc. v. — cavendo tutus [Lat.] — panoplied etc. (defended) 717^†.
snug, seaworthy — weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof.
defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable — unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable — impregnable, imperdible^† — inexpugnable — Achillean^†.
safe and sound etc. (preserved) 670 — scathless etc. (perfect) 650 — unhazarded^† — not dangerous etc. 665.
unthreatening, harmless — friendly (cooperative) 709.
protecting, protective etc. v. — guardian, tutelary — preservative etc. 670 — trustworthy etc. 939.

adverb

ex abundanti cautela [Lat.] — with impunity.

phrase

all's well — salva res est [Lat.] — suave mari magno [Lat.] — a couvert [Fr.] — e terra alterius spectare laborem [Lat.] [Lucretius]; Dieu vous garde [Fr.].

The content on this page comes straight from Project Gutenberg Etext of Roget's Thesaurus No. Two, which consists of the acclaimed work by Peter Mark Roget augmented with more recent material. Some changes were made to the formatting for improved readability.

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