unattainable
adjective
un·at·tain·able ˌən-ə-ˈtā-nə-bəl 
: not able to be accomplished or achieved : not attainable
unattainable goals
an unattainable ideal
unattainability
ˌən-ə-ˌtā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē
noun unattainably
ˌən-ə-ˈtā-nə-blē
adverb 
Synonyms
- inaccessible
- inapproachable
- inconvenient
- unapproachable
- unavailable
- unobtainable
- unreachable
- untouchable
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Collecting data is costly, and critical data can be unattainable in locations hard to reach or where technology is absent. 
Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Despite my dreams of going to college and eventually becoming a doctor, my reality made that dream seem unattainable. Bryony Hearn, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022 Such care will presumably be unattainable for many more in the coming years and decades. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 As more individuals utilize at-home testing, officials worry many of the results go unreported and an accurate tabulation of community spread is unattainable. Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer, 25 July 2022 For many people, conversation pits are unattainable. New York Times, 22 July 2022 Skyrocketing real estate prices have made housing here unattainable for many of the residents who have weathered this desert for decades. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 Critics deem the standards virtually unattainable, dooming the U.S. to another decade of climate inaction. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 And Zazie has been the top, most unattainable assassin in the world. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022 See More
Danielle Bernabe, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 Despite my dreams of going to college and eventually becoming a doctor, my reality made that dream seem unattainable. Bryony Hearn, Essence, 30 Aug. 2022 Such care will presumably be unattainable for many more in the coming years and decades. Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 As more individuals utilize at-home testing, officials worry many of the results go unreported and an accurate tabulation of community spread is unattainable. Brooks Sutherland, The Enquirer, 25 July 2022 For many people, conversation pits are unattainable. New York Times, 22 July 2022 Skyrocketing real estate prices have made housing here unattainable for many of the residents who have weathered this desert for decades. Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022 Critics deem the standards virtually unattainable, dooming the U.S. to another decade of climate inaction. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 And Zazie has been the top, most unattainable assassin in the world. Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1662, in the meaning defined above
unattainability
noun
as in inaccessibility
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- inaccessibility
- unavailability
- fullness
- fulness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- availability
- openness
- clearness
- attainability
- accessibility
- emptiness
- obtainability
- vacancy
- bareness
- availableness
- vacuity
- vacantness