as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
the commander is unavailable right now
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She had not been permitted to run against the strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, in the summer of 2024, but by the tallies of electoral observers (an official count is still unavailable), her surrogate garnered a majority of the vote.
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Harry Toffolo and former Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender, who was traded to Charlotte last month, are injured and unavailable.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet for decades the footage was largely unavailable outside of the occasional TV news special.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Beds were considered unavailable if homeless people couldn’t comply with religious requirements, like mandatory praying or service attendance.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
Harry Toffolo and former Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender, who was traded to Charlotte last month, are injured and unavailable.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet for decades the footage was largely unavailable outside of the occasional TV news special.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Beds were considered unavailable if homeless people couldn’t comply with religious requirements, like mandatory praying or service attendance.
—Idaho Statesman, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavailable
inaccessible
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
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavailable. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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