INVIOLABILITY Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

inviolability

noun

Definition of inviolability

as in invulnerability

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Recent Examples of inviolability Sustainable peace must be anchored in the UN Charter, the Budapest Memorandum, and the inviolability of sovereign borders. — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Presidential acts of forgiveness in America seldom rattle confidence in the integrity of the judicial system or the inviolability of the rule of law. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Jan. 2025

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Noun

Foremost among them was the American sense of invulnerability, which had survived lesser terrorist acts.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Once again, the nation’s defenses were down, beguiled by a presumption of invulnerability.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of invulnerability

Noun

That invincibility myth was shattered Thursday when Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO for 33 years, ally of the President of the United States and cofounder of the world’s most valuable AI company, resigned.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026
The sense of invincibility when Schlittler takes the ball is unlike anything the Yankees have felt in years, including during Gerrit Cole’s 2023 Cy Young season.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of invincibility

Noun

The Separate Safeguards Challenge A second constitutional challenge was launched in June 2026 by Amnesty International Canada, the Canadian Council for Refugees and families who sought asylum in Canada.

— Rich Percival, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026
Last month, after 12 years waiting for an asylum hearing that never came, Diego Vetencourt decided to leave the United States before the government could make him.

— Miguel Pimiento-Restrepo, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of asylum

Noun

Armed with that information, NIRPC was able to suggest a concrete refuge island for pedestrians in the middle of Columbia.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Wings is a drama, shot in Ukraine and Portugal with creatives from both countries, but it was inspired by the real-life story of a Ukrainian family who fled the war and found refuge in Portugal.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026

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