VIOLABLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

violable

adjective

Definition of violable

as in unsafe

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Adjective

Experts blame the high toll on unsafe vehicles, widespread disregard for traffic regulations and inadequate emergency services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Flores, a political newcomer, made his first national appearance at the Republican National Committee’s midterm convention in Dallas, touting his commitment to border security and accusing Gonzalez of allowing migrants to make the community unsafe.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of unsafe

Adjective

Gemini May 21 – June 20 Sharing something creative may feel more vulnerable than usual today.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 29 Sep. 2026
The aim is to atone for the Catholic Church's failure to protect its youngest and most vulnerable members from predator priests.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of vulnerable

Adjective

Because it’s prosecuted by the state itself — rather than a traditional class-action — there’s no limit to the damages Tesla could be liable for if the state wins.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
YouTube, along with Meta, was found liable in a separate trial in March for intentionally addicting a young woman and harming her mental health following a trial in Los Angeles.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of liable

Adjective

Control Apple maggot flies are closely monitored in susceptible regions, and small outbreaks can sometimes be managed without conventional pesticides.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026
White wines and rosés are especially susceptible to the phenomenon known as lightstrike, but sunlight can ruin any wine.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of susceptible

Adjective

The animals’ success has delighted conservationists but frustrated some cattle ranchers, whose livelihood can become dinner for the endangered canids.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The investigation, first reported by Abridged by PBS KVIE, may relate to the endangered vernal pool tadpole shrimp present in the site’s seasonal wetlands.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of endangered

Adjective

However, the work, done with Tanzanian government partners, helps track threatened species and monitor human activity that endangers the region’s wildlife, making the few cameras lost in the process all the more worth it.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
One thorny issue has been how to deal with threatened wastewater infrastructure on San Francisco’s coast, along Ocean Beach.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of threatened

Adjective

But Kye is insecure about the scars on his chest and on his head, so the girl agrees to blindfold herself with a silk scarf before meeting him.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
High performers shouldn’t have to navigate insecure managers as a normal career obstacle.

— Jonathan H. Westover, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 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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