Foolproof

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Designed so as to be impervious to human incompetence, error, or misuse: a foolproof detonator; a foolproof safety lock.
  • adj. Effective; infallible: a foolproof scheme.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. For a device: protected, or designed to be proof against misuse or error; fail-safe.
  • adj. For an idea or plan: infallible, or bulletproof.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not liable to failure
  • v. proof against human misuse or error
  • Equivalent
    infallible   
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    proof   
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