Standard Lemma guide

inviolable

adj · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not violable; not to be infringed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unbreakable, unbreachable, infrangible

Antonyms: incompliable, violable, breakable

2

adj

Meaning 2

Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: holy, sacred, sacrosanct, inviolable

Antonyms: violable

3

adj

Meaning 3

Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: invincible, unassailable

Antonyms: invadable

4

adjective

Meaning 4

incapable of being transgressed or dishonored

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the person of the king is inviolable
  • an inviolable oath

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: violable

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not capable of being violated or infringed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • infrangible human rights

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: absolute, infrangible

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

must be kept sacred

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inviolate, sacrosanct

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an impregnable fortress
  • fortifications that made the frontier inviolable
  • a secure telephone connection

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impregnable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”).

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ненарушим (nenarušim) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Bulgarian: неприкосновен (neprikosnoven) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可違反 /不可违反 (bùkě wéifǎn) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Dutch: onschendbaar — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Finnish: loukkaamaton — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Finnish: koskematon — not violable; not to be infringed
  • French: inviolable — not violable; not to be infringed
  • German: unantastbar — not violable; not to be infringed
  • German: unverletzlich — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Greek: απαράβατος (aparávatos) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Ancient Greek: ἀβέβηλος (abébēlos) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Ancient Greek: ἀάατος (aáatos) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Japanese: 破ってはならない (yabutte wa naranai) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Japanese: 厳守の (genshu no) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Macedonian: неповредлив (nepovredliv) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ukrenkelig — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ukrenkeleg — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ukrenkjeleg — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Polish: nienaruszalny — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Polish: nietykalny — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Portuguese: inviolável — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Russian: неруши́мый (nerušímyj) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Russian: неприкоснове́нный (neprikosnovénnyj) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Serbo-Croatian: neprikosnoven — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Serbo-Croatian: nenarušiv — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Spanish: inviolable — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Swedish: okränkbar — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Ukrainian: непору́шний (neporúšnyj) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Ukrainian: недоторка́нний (nedotorkánnyj) — not violable; not to be infringed
  • Bulgarian: неуязвим (neujazvim) — incapable of being injured or invaded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不可侵犯 (bùkě qīnfàn) — incapable of being injured or invaded
  • Irish: dosháraithe — incapable of being injured or invaded
  • Japanese: 不可侵の (fukashin no) — incapable of being injured or invaded
  • Japanese: 侵せない (okasenai) — incapable of being injured or invaded
  • Japanese: 侵略できない (shinryaku dekinai) — incapable of being injured or invaded
  • Polish: nietykalny — incapable of being injured or invaded
  • Portuguese: inviolável — incapable of being injured or invaded
  • Serbo-Croatian: nepovrediv — incapable of being injured or invaded