Risky vs. Safe — What's the Difference?

Full of the possibility of danger, failure, or loss

A safe (also called a strongbox or coffer) is a secure lockable box used for securing valuable objects against theft and/or damage from fire. A safe is usually a hollow cuboid or cylinder, with one face being removable or hinged to form a door.

Risqué

Free from danger or injury; undamaged or unhurt

Accompanied by or involving risk or danger; hazardous.

Not exposed to the threat of danger or harm

Dangerous, involving risks.

Usable in specified conditions without being damaged. Often used in combination

Misspelling of risqué

Free from risk; not liable to be lost; sure

Attended with risk or danger; hazardous.

Affording protection

Involving risk or danger;

(Baseball) Having reached a base without being put out, as a batter or base runner.

Not financially safe or secure;

A metal container usually having a lock, used for storing valuables.

A repository for protecting stored items, especially a cooled compartment for perishable foods

Not in danger; out of harm's reach.

Free from risk.

Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.

(baseball) When a batter successfully reaches first base, or when a baserunner successfully advances to the next base or returns to the base he last occupied; not out.

In a location that renders it difficult to hit with the cue ball.

Properly secured.

Not susceptible to a specified source of harm.

Great, cool, awesome, respectable; a term of approbation, often as interjection.

(slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.

Reliable; trusty.

Cautious.

(programming) Of a programming language, type-safe or more generally offering well-defined behavior despite programming errors.

A box, usually made of metal, in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping.

(slang) A condom.

(dated) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing provisions from noxious animals or insects.

A safety bicycle.

(transitive) To make something safe.

Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes.

Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc.

Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.

A place for keeping things in safety.

To render safe; to make right.

Strongbox where valuables can be kept safe

A ventilated or refrigerated cupboard for securing provisions from pests

Contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

Free from danger or the risk of harm;

Of an undertaking

Having reached a base without being put out;

Financially sound;

In safekeeping;