unattainable

ADJECTIVE

inaccessible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distant elusive impassable impervious insurmountable unreachable unworkable

WEAK

aloof away beyond beyond reach far far-off faraway impracticable inapproachable not at hand out of the way out-of-the-way remote unachievable unapproachable unavailable unfeasible ungettable unobtainable unrealizable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

open

ADJECTIVE

impossible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

futile hopeless impassable impervious impractical inaccessible inconceivable insurmountable unimaginable unreasonable unthinkable unworkable useless

WEAK

absurd beyond contrary to reason cureless hardly possible hundred-to-one impracticable inexecutable infeasible irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question preposterous too much unachievable uncorrectable unfeasible unobtainable unrealizable unrecoverable visionary way-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

believable conceivable hopeful imaginable open practical reasonable sensible

Example Sentences

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Trouble in the industry means the warehouse retailer’s year-old shop has its pick of bottles that were previously unattainable.

From The Wall Street Journal

This might seem like an unattainable ideal, but it isn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal

Logically, they know the goal itself is unattainable, but the endeavour to get there can take them to new heights.

From BBC

"With our new system, we can achieve levels of efficiency that were previously almost unattainable," says Prof. Harald Giessen, Head of the 4th Physics Institute at the University of Stuttgart.

From Science Daily

A Jewish homeland in backwaters of the Ottoman empire seemed unattainable, and pressing domestic concerns like slavery and temperance took precedence.

From The Wall Street Journal

unattainable

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