safekeeping

Noun

Meaning

the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

keeping guardianship lee ward conservancy salvation guard aegis support control keep depository security charge cover
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Antonyms

harassment coercion intimidation frightening alarming bullying
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Hypernyms

responsibility duty obligation

Hyponyms

custody hands

Phrases with the word

in safekeeping

Examples

We are expected to believe that anyone who objects to the Department of Homeland Security or the USA Patriot Act is a terrorist, and that the only way to preserve our freedom is to hand it over to the government for safekeeping. L. Neil Smith

A new word. Bright with possibilities. A flawless pearl to turn over and over in my hand, then put away for safekeeping. Jennifer Donnelly

The uplands of my home country in north central Kentucky are sloping and easily eroded, dependent for safekeeping upon year-round cover of perennial plants. Wendell Berry

Everywhere, he saw the symptoms of starvation as one economic crisis after another was balanced on the backs of the poor, while the city's anxious rich hoarded their wealth or sent it out of the country for safekeeping in foreign banks. Michael Nava

he left his car in my keeping Source: Internet

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the documents were moved for safekeeping to the United States Bullion Depository at Fort Knox in Kentucky, where they were kept until 1944. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

safek safekeep safekeeper safelight safelike safely