inviolable
Cannot be broken
Inviolable describes something that must not or cannot be violated—a protection so complete that breach is unthinkable.
An inviolable right or inviolable principle stands beyond challenge.
Inviolable territory cannot be lawfully entered.
The word implies both moral prohibition and practical impossibility: The seal of confession is inviolable.
Regarded as too important to alter
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- holyDedicated to the divine
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
- hallowedMade or regarded holy
taboo · blessed · divine · reverence · veneration · sacrament · shrine · sanctuary
Impossible to capture
- secureProtected from harm
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
- immuneProtected from harm
- shieldedProtected from harm
guarded · safeguarded · defended · sanctuary · asylum · refuge · haven · impenetrable
Legally or morally required
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- permanentFixed without end
perpetual · ironclad · unshakeable · steadfast · non-negotiable · unconditional · firm · fixed
Incapable of being surrendered
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- fundamentalForming the base
- dignityInnate personal worth
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
freedom · sovereignty · autonomy · entitlement · universal · human · civil · protected
sacrosanct
Regarded as too important to alter
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- holyDedicated to the divine
- consecratedDeclared sacred through ritual
hallowed · taboo · blessed · divine · reverence · veneration · sacrament · shrine · sanctuary · devotion
impregnable
Impossible to capture
- secureProtected from harm
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
- immuneProtected from harm
shielded · guarded · safeguarded · defended · sanctuary · asylum · refuge · haven · impenetrable · unassailable
binding
Legally or morally required
- absoluteTotal, without qualification
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
- immutableIncapable of being changed
permanent · perpetual · ironclad · unshakeable · steadfast · non-negotiable · unconditional · firm · fixed · eternal
inalienable
Incapable of being surrendered
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- fundamentalForming the base
- dignityInnate personal worth
liberty · freedom · sovereignty · autonomy · entitlement · universal · human · civil · protected · guaranteed
inviolableviolable
Capable of infringement
breakable · breachable · vulnerable · penetrable · assailable
inviolableprofane
Irreverent toward the sacred
sacrilegious · blasphemous · desecrated · irreverent · unholy
inviolablenegotiable
Open to agreement
alienable · flexible · conditional · bendable · revocable