The difference between Inviolable and Unbreakable

When used as adjectives, inviolable means not violable, whereas unbreakable means difficult to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage.


Unbreakable is also noun with the meaning: something that cannot be broken.

check bellow for the other definitions of Inviolable and Unbreakable

  1. Inviolable as an adjective:

    Not violable; not to be infringed.

  2. Inviolable as an adjective:

    Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.

  3. Inviolable as an adjective:

    Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.

  1. Unbreakable as an adjective:

    difficult to break and therefore able to withstand rough usage

  2. Unbreakable as an adjective (of a horse):

    not able to be broken in

  1. Unbreakable as a noun:

    Something that cannot be broken.