Synonyms of impunity

impunity

noun

im-ˈpyü-nə-tē 

as in immunity

freedom from punishment, harm, or loss

she mistakenly believed that she could insult people with impunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• immunity
• protection
• exemption
• security
• defense
• safety
• forgiveness
• absolution
• shield
• cover
• armor
• guard
• screen
• safeguard
• dispensation
• aegis
• buffer
• bumper
• absolving

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• liability
• exposure
• susceptibility
• vulnerability
• openness
• susceptibleness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impunity

But this is a story about how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police handled the hanging death of a Black girl in the South, a region where white people publicly lynched Black people with impunity a few generations ago. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

Gérald Marie potentially raped dozens of young women between the 1980s and the 2000s, acting with a sense of total impunity and within an utterly intolerable culture of rape. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 July 2026

An egregious example is the International Criminal Court (ICC), which was established in 2002 to bring powerful perpetrators to justice for committing the world’s worst crimes with impunity. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Within the past week, three people have been killed, leading to an international outcry, roiling a key Senate race and raising concern among civil liberties experts that armed immigration agents continue to operate in America with impunity. — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 15 July 2026

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