UNATTAINABLE Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

unattainable

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈtā-nə-bəl

Definition of unattainable

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 Decades later, fulfilling the typical American Dream of a home with white picket fence dotting the front lawn has become all but unattainable, as home prices have soared 235% since January 2000. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 As a young couple with three children in the 1970s, Teresita Palomeque and her husband thought buying a house was an unattainable dream. — Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2026 By completing a four-game sweep of the Rays the Red Sox are in a place where the American League East title no longer looks unattainable. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026 By completing a four-game sweep of the Rays the Red Sox are in a place where the AL East title no longer looks unattainable. — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unattainable

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Adjective

In response to a successful challenge, library staff have to relocate the material to an area inaccessible to minors, the law says.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
The Dollywood website became overloaded Tuesday after word spread of her death and was inaccessible for more than two hours.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of inaccessible

Adjective

Elwood told his boss – Peter Brown, a former member of the Beatles’ inner circle and the founder of Brown Lloyd James – that the assignment was impossible.

— Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Such components can benefit from additive manufacturing because the technology lets engineers create geometries that would be difficult or impossible to produce with traditional manufacturing methods.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of impossible

Adjective

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID dashboard, new data on strains is currently unavailable due to low sequencing submissions.

— Christy Santhosh, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Nearly every major contributor was unavailable after being used to the brink over the course of the homestand.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unavailable

Adjective

This latest attempt to move, a hopeless punt to have his contract annulled in order to leave on a free sooner, will likely see anger return at Selhurst Park on Friday night against Manchester City.

— Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Ever the hopeless romantic, Ted searches for the love of his life through a constant series of twists, turns, diversions, blue French horns, slap bets, and yellow umbrellas.

— Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of hopeless

Adjective

Ahmed is heartened by the pushback against Hindu nationalism in recent years from progressive Hindus, Sikhs, Christians and Dalits, members of the former untouchable caste in India who have historically faced discrimination.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
As Dolly Parton leaves behind an untouchable legacy, Bill Maher went for an easy boob joke in his on-air tribute.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of untouchable

Adjective

Had the agency not restructured its mission plans, NASA's goal of landing astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade would have very likely been unobtainable.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 June 2026
There is Tamara, a city where signs symbolize unobtainable meanings.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026

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