Synonyms for fail-safe
fail-safe

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1. fail-safeadjective

   a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction

   Antonyms:
   unsafe, dangerous, insecure

2. fail-safeadjective

   guaranteed not to fail

   "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle"

   Antonyms:
   unsafe, dangerous, insecure

3. fail-safeadjective

   eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction

   "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident"

   Antonyms:
   dangerous, unsafe, insecure

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1. List of paraphrases for "fail-safe":

   failsafe, bullet-proof

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1. Fred Wertheimer:

   There has never been anything like this at the presidential level because no President has insisted on owning a commercial enterprise at the same time they have existed as President, everyone in America is financially struggling, and he has this fail-safe method to minimize any struggling by his commercial properties by channeling other people's money to it.

2. John Kerry:

   We need to make certain, given the new circumstances that we're facing, that there is no potential loophole whatsoever, obviously it has to be fail-safe, and that's what the American people need and deserve.

3. Mike Vrabel:

   It is important because there is no fail safe, we’ve proven that. All we can try to do is maximize our ability to stay safe, to function as a team, to keep our families safe, to do our jobs and do them well.