as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
bothered by an unreachable itch on her back
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Recent Examples of unreachable
One of the Marshalls on Hollywood Boulevard, near famous landmarks such as the Hollywood Walk of Fame and TCL Chinese Theatre, has closed and was unreachable by phone.
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Not long after, that source became unreachable, suggesting the blackout had widened even further.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Well, the standard for starters was so high, and had essentially become unreachable by the time the writers cast their ballots.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
For example, the lethal drone strike on al-Qaida propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki in 2011 was justified on the basis that he was actively involved in plotting attacks and remained unreachable for capture.
—Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Not long after, that source became unreachable, suggesting the blackout had widened even further.
—CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Well, the standard for starters was so high, and had essentially become unreachable by the time the writers cast their ballots.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
For example, the lethal drone strike on al-Qaida propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki in 2011 was justified on the basis that he was actively involved in plotting attacks and remained unreachable for capture.
—Melinda Haas, The Conversation, 3 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreachable
Adjective
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The film went out of circulation after a single television screening and has been largely inaccessible for nearly four decades.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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But digital forensics experts kept working to find images in back-end software that might have been lost, corrupted or inaccessible.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yet, for a host of reasons—including postwar Soviet memory politics, the geopolitics of the Cold War, and the marginalization of Yiddish and Soviet Jewish literature—narratives of this experience remain largely unavailable to Western readers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Even with essentially his entire starting lineup unavailable because of injuries, Lakers coach JJ Redick still looked forward to competing against a worthy opponent in the San Antonio Spurs.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Unreachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreachable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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