Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun safety_net

2 senses of safety net

Sense 1
safety net -- (a guarantee of professional or financial security)
       => guarantee -- (an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying")

Sense 2
safety net -- (a large strong net to catch circus acrobats who fall or jump from a trapeze)
       => net, network, mesh, meshing, meshwork -- (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)