safely
adverb /ˈseɪf.li/Definition
B1 in a safe way: We all arrived safely. Drive safely! (= Do not take any risks!) Are the children safely fastened into their car seats? I think we can safely (= with no risk of being wrong) say they won't find us now.Safe and secure
(Definition of safely adverb 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
- fail-safe adjective
- firmly adverb (NOT LOOSELY)
- firmly adverb (STRONGLY)
- immune adjective
- innocuous adjective
- inoffensive adjective
- inviolate adjective
- kind adjective
- ozone-friendly adjective
- roadworthy adjective
- 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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