inviolateadjective [ after verb ]
uk/ɪnˈvaɪə.lət/us/ɪnˈvaɪə.lət/formal(that must be) not harmed or damaged:
For centuries the tomb lay inviolate until, by chance, it was discovered by two miners.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Safe and secure
- as safe as houses idiom
- bite
- coast
- copper-bottomed
- fail-safe
- firmly
- friendly
- immune
- in safe hands idiom
- innocent
- innocuous
- inoffensive
- kind
- ozone-friendly
- safety net
- sb/sth won't bite idiom
- seaworthy
- securely
- sheltered
- the coast is clear idiom
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