VIOLABLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

violable

adjective

Definition of violable

as in unsafe

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Adjective

Officials said the structure remains unsafe, and the county's 150-foot safety perimeter around the building will stay in place.

— Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Bloomfield says they might get shipped overseas to places where recycling is done in unsafe and dirty conditions.

— Camila Domonoske, NPR, 13 July 2026

Definition of unsafe

Adjective

Unlike wealthy nations with the reserves and infrastructure to buffer the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, import-dependent economies are more vulnerable to immediate, cascading supply chain shocks.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Adopted by the Atlanta City Council this spring, the initiative offers a framework to hold the city accountable for protecting workers’ rights and address the needs of vulnerable populations, among other goals, during World Cup games.

— DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of vulnerable

Adjective

The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in the case, seeking to determine whether federal law bars states from holding a company liable for failing to include a warning that the EPA reviewed and chose not to require.

— Sarah J. Morath, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
My records show that pike are liable to begin a feeding spree anytime during the day.

— Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of liable

Adjective

Creamer of the Fresh Fruit Association said the state food and agriculture department’s lagging pest and disease prevention funding makes the state more susceptible to the kinds of incidents that happened recently.

— Lizzie Kane July 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Infections, other immune-system stressors and, more rarely, brain injuries may also contribute in genetically susceptible individuals.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 8 July 2026

Definition of susceptible

Adjective

The nonprofit serves as a de facto pro bono law firm for endangered species, with clients as diverse as polar bears in the Arctic and skinks in the Florida Keys.

— Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
As Kebbel sees it, Aquamarine encapsulates an endangered genre of entertainment — the kind made for the girls who, like Hailey and Claire, are making the transition from childhood to teendom.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Definition of endangered

Adjective

The trees are considered vital for the future health of the forest and the survival of many rare and threatened species.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026
This ‘living fossil’ is threatened with extinction Guitarfish are among the ocean’s most threatened fish, as demand for their fins fuels a multimillion-dollar trade.

— Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of threatened

Adjective

But for Earle, who has felt insecure about her skin since middle school, Reale Actives was a natural evolution of her content.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 14 July 2026
Anybody who cared to think critically could foresee all those kitchen table issues would become far worse under the administration of an insecure narcissist.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of insecure

Adjective

Nearly 40% of Mount Pinos, lodgepole chipmunk, an imperiled subspecies of the lodgepole chipmunk, also live in roadless areas in California.

— Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
There are many issues in the last year that show the commission needs a change at the top, including the Florida black bear hunt and the recent failure of the commissioners to fully, completely and finally stop the capture of wild imperiled and threatened marine life for exhibit.

— Joe Murphy, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 May 2026

Definition of imperiled

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