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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
an eagle's nest in an unattainable location
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as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
unfortunately, world peace is probably an unattainable ideal
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Recent Examples of unattainable
Many people will find the 50-30-20 rule to be too extreme and thus unattainable.
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Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Continuous strands of diamonds were largely unattainable to the everyday shopper.
—Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
Families nationwide depend on these tax savings for necessities and the occasional indulgence, often paying less for products that would otherwise be unattainable due to domestic price points.
—Leif Larson, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
As in several of Tennessee Williams’ plays of the same period, alcoholism is an issue, but Inge’s characters don’t romanticize addiction or wax poetic about their almost certainly unattainable hopes.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Continuous strands of diamonds were largely unattainable to the everyday shopper.
—Samantha Solomon, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2025
Families nationwide depend on these tax savings for necessities and the occasional indulgence, often paying less for products that would otherwise be unattainable due to domestic price points.
—Leif Larson, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
As in several of Tennessee Williams’ plays of the same period, alcoholism is an issue, but Inge’s characters don’t romanticize addiction or wax poetic about their almost certainly unattainable hopes.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
Adjective
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Despite the complex artistry at play, the collection never felt inaccessible.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Under the legislation, app stores and internet service providers were to make TikTok inaccessible in the United States, if the platform had not been sold.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Poggi deemed that an impossible request.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Farmers are facing impossible choices.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The account was unavailable Friday.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That game, however, is unavailable for buyers of season-ticket packages according to emails and screenshots provided to SportsMoney by multiple season ticket holders.—
Andrew Wagner,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nearly half of them reported feeling down, depressed or hopeless and experiencing sleep disturbances.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The movie stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in a story about a hopeless romantic who makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Even elements once considered untouchable—such as address space or network identity—are being reimagined as programmable, on-demand resources accessible through APIs and policy layers.—
Vincentas Grinius,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Newsrooms — like many other companies, amid a tight labor market and booming economy — responded with intense sympathy for junior employees who felt mistreated by managers and bullied by untouchable stars.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Getting that balance is pretty much unobtainable.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, ambiguities in the law and the complexities of implementing a program made that date unobtainable.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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