fail-safe
adjective /ˈfeɪ.l.seɪf/Definition
› very unlikely to fail: a fail-safe planEasiness and simplicity › If something is fail-safe, it has been designed so that if one part of it does not work, the whole thing does not become dangerous: a fail-safe deviceSafe and secure
(Definition of fail-safe adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -friendly suffix
- as safe as houses idiom
- copper-bottomed adjective
- firmly adverb (NOT LOOSELY)
- firmly adverb (STRONGLY)
- harm a hair on sb's head idiom
- immune adjective
- inoffensive adjective
- inviolate adjective
- kind adjective
- ozone-friendly adjective
- roadworthy adjective
- safe adjective (NOT IN DANGER)
- sb/sth won't bite idiom
- seaworthy adjective
- secure adjective (FIXED)
- securely adverb (FIXED)
- securely adverb (PROTECTED)
- the coast is clear idiom
- there's safety in numbers idiom
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