Antonyms of adj inviolable

4 senses of inviolable

Sense 1
inviolable (vs. violable) -- (incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath")

violable (vs. inviolable) -- (capable of being violated; "a violable rule"; "a violable contract")

Sense 2
impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable -- (immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection")

INDIRECT (VIA invulnerable) -> vulnerable -- (susceptible to attack; "a vulnerable bridge")

Sense 3
inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct -- (must be kept sacred)

INDIRECT (VIA sacred) -> profane, secular -- (not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment")

Sense 4
absolute, infrangible, inviolable -- (not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights")

INDIRECT (VIA inalienable) -> alienable -- (transferable to another owner)

Similarity of adj inviolable

4 senses of inviolable

Sense 1
inviolable (vs. violable) -- (incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath")
       => unassailable, untouchable -- (impossible to assail)

Sense 2
impregnable, inviolable, secure, strong, unassailable, unattackable -- (immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection")
       => invulnerable (vs. vulnerable) -- (immune to attack; impregnable; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs")

Sense 3
inviolable, inviolate, sacrosanct -- (must be kept sacred)
       => sacred (vs. profane) -- (concerned with religion or religious purposes; "sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music")

Sense 4
absolute, infrangible, inviolable -- (not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights")
       => inalienable (vs. alienable), unalienable -- (incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights")

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