INVIOLABLENESS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

inviolableness

noun

as in invincibleness

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Noun

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

Definition of inviolability

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

Participants, mostly males 14 to 20 years old, are drawn to the thrills of the jump amplified by social media and anchored by a feeling of invincibility.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
To have any hope of competing against the Premier League champions, Chelsea’s vaunted front three had to demonstrate that a Gunners defence which has carried its aura of invincibility into the opening weeks of this new season could be made to bleed.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of invincibility

Noun

Um Mohammad Adas, whose relatives were among those killed Wednesday, said the fallen building had become a shelter of last resort.

— Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
When The Associated Press visited Sunday, Tigrino cautiously emerged from his shelter, sniffed the air and paced around for a few minutes before slipping back into the foliage.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of shelter

Noun

Fast-food staples like McDonald’s became a low-cost refuge where seniors lingered over morning coffee, students gathered after school and young kids frolicked in play areas.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Drawn to a lakeside haven by a mysterious pregnant woman, a heartbroken drifter finds refuge with a group of eccentric misfits.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of refuge

Noun

Augustave arrived in the United States in 2016 and applied for political asylum soon after.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Zoeh, a Sugar Creek Charter School first-grader, left Venezuela with her parents, and the family has lived in Charlotte while seeking asylum since 2024, according to Siembra NC.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

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