unattainable

The opposite is true: Only by showing — proving — to Russia that its demands are unattainable will the U.S. persuade the Kremlin to consider meaningful negotiations.

He also loved prog rock, but that had made a music career seem unattainable.

Hayward worries that seeing these unattainable images could have an impact on people's mental health and negatively affect their body image.

"The cost of living is absolutely horrendous for everyone at the moment, even doing a weekly food shop, it's going up week by week, so adding on a £15 tin of formula is just unattainable."

Women have sometimes been their own worst enemies, holding themselves — and their friends — to unattainable standards.