INVIOLABLE Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

inviolable

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈvī-ə-lə-bəl

Definition of inviolable

as in sacred

not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with a person with inviolable moral standards an inviolable trust between lawyer and client

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Recent Examples of inviolable Here, the inviolable dignity of the human is tested against the rigid measurements of the nation. — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 6 May 2026 Politics moralize and set certain beliefs apart as inviolable, while humor thrives in the gray areas between the sacred and the profane. — Robert Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 For some international prospects, national team access is inviolable. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026 Since Ecuador’s landmark 2008 constitutional protection of nature, Bolivia, India, New Zealand, and other countries across the world have made natural entities legal persons, or otherwise given them inviolable rights. — Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inviolable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inviolable

Adjective

If this has proved conflicting, Gibney does not let on, marching from sacred target to sacred target with little apparent tentativeness.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
The gossamer thread holding the sacred feminine maelstrom together?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of sacred

Adjective

Once upon a time, Herzog was the crazy visionary, determined at all costs to realize his aesthetic ambitions to feel more, to see deeper, to explore the madness of the world, a bit of a holy fool himself.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Most Indians were part of groups visiting the Lake Mansarovar and Mount Kailash in Tibet, holy pilgrimage sites for Hindus.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026