fail-safe
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction
Types & categories
- mechanism hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
guaranteed not to fail
a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle
Related & opposite
- secure similar to
Sense 3 adjective
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
Related & opposite
- safe similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mechanism |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | secure |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | safe |