Synonyms of sacrosanct

sacrosanct

adjective

ˈsa-krō-ˌsaŋ(k)t 

1

as in sacred

not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with

the teacher's book of grades is sacrosanct, and someone could be expelled for changing anything in it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacred
• holy
• inviolable
• unassailable
• untouchable
• pure
• protected
• privileged
• hallowed
• inviolate
• exempt
• immune
• secure
• shielded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blasphemous
• irreverent
• profane
• sacrilegious

2

as in holy

set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God

believers eventually built a chapel on the sacrosanct spot where the miracle was thought to have taken place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sacred
• holy
• venerated
• revered
• liturgical
• consecrated
• sacral
• religious
• biblical
• hallowed
• sanctified
• blessed
• consecrate
• ceremonial
• ritual
• spiritual
• sacramental
• adored
• enshrined
• worshipped
• scriptural
• priestly
• glorified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unconsecrated
• secular
• unhallowed
• nonreligious
• desacralized
• temporal
• deconsecrated
• mundane
• earthly
• unspiritual
• worldly
• profane

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sacrosanct

And while the people in those living rooms may not be thrilled with this year’s Sox, their connection to the team remains sacrosanct regardless of its record. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026

On the one hand, traffickers are helping fuel the violent crime that conservatives decry; on the other, prosecution of gun laws brushes against tenets that conservatives hold sacrosanct. — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 1 June 2026

Scarcity remains absolutely sacrosanct to Rolls-Royce. — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 8 May 2026

Last week, Turner reached 10 years of big-league service time, an achievement players consider sacrosanct. — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 7 May 2026

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