adjective
1.
having been freed from risk, danger, harm, or injury
refugees who found themselves safe at last in a neutral country
Synonyms: scatheless, unharmed, unscathed
Related Word: unhurt, uninjured; intact
Idioms: in ( or with) a whole skin, out of harm's way, safe and sound
Contrasted words: damaged, harmed, hurt, injured
Antonyms: unsafe
2.
affording security from threat of harm, injury, risk, or loss
found a safe place to hide
Synonyms: riskless, secure
Related Word: guarding, protecting, safeguarding, sheltering, shielding; defended, guarded, protected, sheltered, shielded; unthreatened; impregnable, inviolable, invulnerable, unassailable
Idioms: safe as a bank vault
Contrasted words: insecure, undefended, unguarded, unprotected, vulnerable; threatened; hazardous, risky
Antonyms: dangerous, unsafe
3.
not threatening danger
it's safe to go there only in the daytime
Synonyms: healthy, uninjurious, wholesome; compare harmless
Related Word: innocent, innocuous, inoffensive
Contrasted words: hazardous, perilous, precarious, risky; harmful, injurious, unhealthy
Antonyms: dangerous, unsafe
4.
Synonyms: cautious , calculating, careful, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, gingerly, guarded, wary