INVIOLATE Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

inviolate

adjective

Definition of inviolate

as in protected

formal not harmed or changed These rights must remain inviolate.

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Recent Examples of inviolate The Minnesota Constitution provides that the right to a jury trial be inviolate. — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026 People respond to the shooting of elementary schoolchildren as a kind of acceptable mayhem to ensure that the right to gun ownership remains inviolate. — Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2022 This dish is a deli egg-bacon-and-cheese-on-a-roll that has been pasta-fied, fancified, fetishized and turned into an Italian tradition that, like many inviolate Italian traditions, is actually far less old than the Mayflower. — Ian Fisher, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 The daily and seasonal rhythms of bright and dark remained largely inviolate throughout all of evolutionary time—a 4-billion-year streak that began to falter in the 19th century. — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 And whereas individual therapy must take place in an inviolate private sphere, the couples version comes with elements of exposure and artifice built in. — Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 10 June 2022 And determining whether human lifetimes have an inviolate maximum might offer clues to understanding aging, as well as aiding research on prolonging life. — Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022 One inviolate rule is that everyone who enters must be weighed. — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for inviolate

Adjective

For example, Paris has an aesthetic aversion to window units and rooftop HVAC systems, which helps explain why installing air-conditioning typically requires special permission from authorities, especially in protected or historic areas.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Most of them encrypted files in non-protected folders, anywhere from a handful to 24,000.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

Definition of protected

Adjective

According to the researchers, this could reduce the amount of data satellites need to transmit, while enabling faster, more secure wireless communications.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
The lawsuit argues that Netflix had a responsibility to store the film in a secure location, and not leave it on an office desk where it could be stolen.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of secure

Adjective

This place has a mysterious spiritual atmosphere, shaped by the idea of sacred cosmic energy and stories of warriors who gained supernatural powers through intense training.

— Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Delta musicians also often used call-and-response patterns, which were common in African music and were used in other blues styles and in African American sacred music, including spirituals.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026