Infrangible
What it means
Not able to be broken, violated, or infringed.
Reach for it when using a rare elevated term for a bond, rule, or object presented as unbreakable
The pact describes mutual care as an infrangible obligation.
Words to choose between 5
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everyday
Fits when complete resistance to destruction is the intended claim
Careful Indestructible concerns destruction, not infringement of a rule.
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everyday
Fits when plain emphasis on resistance to rupture is enough
Careful Unbreakable is usually rhetorical and less suited to rights or obligations.
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formal
indissoluble
Fits when a bond or union cannot be dissolved
Careful Indissoluble is narrow and does not fit material toughness.
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formal
Fits when a right, boundary, or principle must not be breached
Careful Inviolable concerns moral or legal protection rather than physical strength.
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literary
sacrosanct
Fits when a principle is treated as beyond interference
Careful Sacrosanct adds reverence that infrangible does not require.
Opposites 3
- frangible
- breakable
- violable
Common phrases 3
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infrangible bond
The poem imagines friendship as an infrangible bond.
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infrangible rule
No operational rule should be called infrangible if emergencies require exceptions.
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remain infrangible
The seal was expected to remain infrangible during normal transport.
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Infrangible is rare and often absolute. Plain English or a bounded tested claim will usually serve readers better.
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