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Untouchable vs Inviolable - What's the difference?

untouchable | inviolable |

As adjectives the difference between untouchable and inviolable

is that untouchable is not able to be touched while inviolable is not violable; not to be infringed.

As a noun untouchable

is a criminal so adept, they cannot be arrested or convicted.

untouchable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not able to be touched.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A criminal so adept, they cannot be arrested or convicted.
  • A pariah.
  • In the Indian caste system, a member of the lowest caste.
  • An incorruptible law enforcement agent
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    inviolable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not violable; not to be infringed.
  • Not susceptible of violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
  • Incapable of being injured or invaded.

    • Derived terms

    * inviolability * inviolableness * inviolably

    Synonyms

    * (not violable) unbreakable, unbreachable * (not susceptible of being profaned) holy, sacred, sacrosanct * (incapable of being injured or invaded) invincible, unassailable

    Antonyms

    * (not violable) incompliable (incapable of being complied''); violable, breakable (''capable of being violated ) * (not susceptible of being profaned) violable * (incapable of being injured or invaded) invadable

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