inaccessible
adjective
in·ac·ces·si·ble
ˌi-nik-ˈse-sə-bəl 
(ˌ)i-ˌnak-
: not accessible
an inaccessible area
an inaccessible goal
Examples of inaccessible in a Sentence
The area is inaccessible by road.
His prose is inaccessible to many readers.
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Their archives, as Pember reports, are often inaccessible; a bureaucratic fog obscures much of the record.
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Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Clinical trials generate vast amounts of data which could be used to develop other treatments, beyond those directly attached to trial outcomes, but much of it is inaccessible, because it’s stored in incompatible formats and systems.
—Amy Guttman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
While access to procedural abortions is available in Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City, Columbia, and St. Louis, medication abortions are still inaccessible.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
Some of my favorite works by Kim employ graphic methods in ways that are deliberately challenging or inaccessible for hearing audiences, rather than offering a visual bridge between languages and cultures.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
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Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Clinical trials generate vast amounts of data which could be used to develop other treatments, beyond those directly attached to trial outcomes, but much of it is inaccessible, because it’s stored in incompatible formats and systems.
—Amy Guttman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
While access to procedural abortions is available in Planned Parenthood clinics in Kansas City, Columbia, and St. Louis, medication abortions are still inaccessible.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
Some of my favorite works by Kim employ graphic methods in ways that are deliberately challenging or inaccessible for hearing audiences, rather than offering a visual bridge between languages and cultures.
—Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inaccessible
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“Inaccessible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccessible. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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inaccessible
adjective
in·ac·ces·si·ble
ˌin-ik-ˈses-ə-bəl
(ˌ)in-ˌak-
: not accessible
an inaccessible area
an inaccessible goal
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