Meaning & use
inviolate
Never violated, broken, or damaged; kept safe and sacred from harm or disrespect.
See it in a sentence
The treaty declared the ancient temple grounds inviolate and off-limits to soldiers.
She considered her diary inviolate, a private space no one else was allowed to touch.
A note on using this word
Inviolate describes something that has in fact remained unbroken, while 'inviolable' describes something that cannot be broken by its nature.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
violated
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