An inaccessible place is very difficult or impossible to reach.
...the remote, inaccessible areas of the Andes rainforests.
The route took us through scenery quite inaccessible to the motorist.
inaccessibility (ɪnəksesɪbɪlɪti)uncountable noun
Its inaccessibility makes food distribution difficult.
2. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If something is inaccessible, you are unable to see, use, or buy it.
Ninety-five per cent of its magnificent collection will remain inaccessible to thepublic. [+ to]
We gained a rich supply of data which would normally be inaccessible.
inaccessibilityuncountable noun
...the problem of inaccessibility of essential goods. [+ of]
3. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Someone or something that is inaccessible is difficult or impossible to understand or appreciate.
[disapproval]
A lot of contemporary music is virtually inaccessible.
...using language that is inaccessible to working people. [+ to]
inaccessibilityuncountable noun
...the inaccessibility of his literature. [+ of]
More Synonyms of inaccessible
inaccessible in British English
(ˌɪnækˈsɛsəbəl)
adjective
not accessible; unapproachable
Derived forms
inaccessibility (ˌinacˌcessiˈbility) or inaccessibleness (ˌinacˈcessibleness)
noun
inaccessibly (ˌinacˈcessibly)
adverb
inaccessible in American English
(ˌɪnækˈsɛsəbəl)
adjective
not accessible
; specif.,
a.
impossible to reach or enter
b.
that cannot be seen, talked to, influenced, etc.; inapproachable
c.
not obtainable
Derived forms
inaccessibility (ˌinacˌcessiˈbility)
noun
inaccessibly (ˌinacˈcessibly)
adverb
Word origin
Fr < LL inaccessibilis
Examples of 'inaccessible' in a sentence
inaccessible
But academic research is often perceived to be inaccessible and remote from real issues.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The area is inaccessible to the public.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
For years legal aid has been made inaccessible for vulnerable people.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Virtually all these works remain inaccessible to those without the knowledge of local languages.
Christianity Today (2000)
They are inaccessible in places and riddled with old mines.
The Sun (2012)
Walking provided access to picturesque vistas otherwise inaccessible.
Adam Sisman The Friendship: Wordsworth and Coleridge (2006)
Certain venues may be inaccessible for people with disabilities.
O'Connor, Joseph & Seymour, John Training with N.L.P. (1994)
Fork them out before they can run into other plants and become inaccessible.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
They make it possible to venture into parts of the island that would otherwise be practically inaccessible.
The Sun (2006)
They are thus capable of monitoring previously inaccessible information and doing so over a much larger geographicalspace.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
Theories abound as to why the city was built in such an inaccessible place or why it was mysteriously abandoned.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They are very remote and inaccessible.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Unlike many of his early critics, they have seldom considered them inaccessible or difficult.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Thick sea ice often makes this area inaccessible, but specialists will fly ahead to assess conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
At least, it was inaccessible to other people.
Rotundo, E. Anthony American Manhood: Transformations in Masculinity from the Revolution to the ModernEra (1993)
The ships are custom-built to reach otherwise inaccessible ports and the cabins are packed with maritime character.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There was absolutely no reason why it had to be built in such an inaccessible place as Wembley.
The Sun (2008)
Had they been seen earlier they might have been helped, but for years the area had been inaccessible.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The tighter she controls her image and the more inaccessible she becomes, the more people will begin to lose interest.
The Sun (2016)
Many sites will remain inaccessible.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It just felt like a special, remote, inaccessible part of the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Oxford has a reputation for being inaccessible, but people don't realise how much it is doing to try to change that.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Archaeologists will have their first opportunity to get inside the previously inaccessible sections of the Great Drain this month when engineers open it up for repairs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
inaccessible
British English: inaccessible ADJECTIVE
An inaccessible place is very difficult or impossible to reach.
...the remote, inaccessible areas of the rainforests.
American English: inaccessible
Brazilian Portuguese: inacessível
Chinese: 难到达的/不可及的
European Spanish: inaccesible
French: inaccessible
German: unzugänglich
Italian: inaccessibile
Japanese: 到達しがたい
Korean: 접근할 수 없는
European Portuguese: inacessível
Latin American Spanish: inaccesible
(adjective)
Definition
impossible or very difficult to reach
people living in remote and inaccessible parts of the country
Synonyms
out-of-reach
remote
a remote farm in the hills
out-of-the-way
unattainable
impassable
unreachable
unapproachable
The region was virtually unapproachable in the days before air travel.
un-get-at-able (informal)
Opposites
accessible
,
approachable
,
attainable
,
reachable
Additional synonyms
in the sense of remote
Definition
far from civilization
a remote farm in the hills
Synonyms
distant,
far,
isolated,
lonely,
out-of-the-way,
far-off,
secluded,
inaccessible,
faraway,
outlying,
in the middle of nowhere,
off the beaten track,
backwoods,
godforsaken
in the sense of unapproachable
The region was virtually unapproachable in the days before air travel.