unobtainableun‧ob‧tain‧a‧ble /ˌʌnəbˈteɪnəbəl◂/ AWL adjective 
- Fresh fruit is unobtainable at certain times of the year.
- Good apartments to rent had become almost unobtainable.
- But Hegarty has rivals for this seemingly unobtainable Colleen.
- But they had to be humoured before they could be diverted from the unobtainable to the treasure that was actually for sale.
- If you set unobtainable objectives you will be seen to have failed even if you do a wonderful job.
- In addition such provision promoted stability in the workforce, since workers were reluctant to leave jobs which provided benefits unobtainable elsewhere.
- Many of the items were unobtainable.
- The real problems arose when that something was unobtainable.
- Water treatment facilities are non-existent in the area, with chemicals such as chlorine unobtainable to stop the outbreak.
- Your people will be switched off the moment the objective that you have set appears to be unobtainable.
when something is not available► unavailable/not available · She took a temporary job because a permanent job was not available.· In many Russian cities basic foodstuffs are unavailable.unavailable/not available to · This type of diet pill should be made unavailable to minors.
► unobtainable goods or products that are unobtainable are impossible to get or buy: · Fresh fruit is unobtainable at certain times of the year.· Good apartments to rent had become almost unobtainable.
► not to be had/found if something that you really want is not to be had or not to be found you know it is not available at all because you have tried to get it everywhere: · At the moment warm woollen socks are not to be found anywhere in Bucharest.· Good legal advice is simply not to be had because of the shortage of lawyers.
► taken if something such as a seat, room, or place is taken , someone has already arranged to use it and it is not available for other people to use: · I'm sorry - that seat is taken.
adjectiveobtainable ≠ unobtainableverbobtain
Fresh fruit was unobtainable in the winter.