unachievably
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree: Used to describe something that is done or exists in a way that makes it impossible to achieve, reach, or obtain.
Usage
The adverb "unachievably" is used to modify adjectives, typically those describing a high degree of a quality (e.g., high, expensive, difficult), to emphasize that the described state is beyond any possibility of attainment. - It is placed directly before the adjective it modifies. - It is a formal word, often used in analytical, critical, or descriptive writing rather than everyday conversation.
Examples
- The project's goals were set unachievably high, demoralizing the team from the start.
- For the average citizen, the property in that neighborhood is unachievably expensive.
- The software's system requirements are unachievably demanding for older computers.
Advanced Usage
- "unachievably perfect": Used to describe an ideal or standard that is impossibly high.
- The model of beauty presented in the magazine is unachievably perfect for most people.
- "unachievably distant": Describes a goal or object that is metaphorically too far to reach.
- Without proper funding, the dream of a manned mission to Mars remains unachievably distant.
Variants and Related Words
- Unachievable (adjective): Not able to be achieved or accomplished.
- The deadline was unachievable.
- Achievably (adverb): In a manner that can be achieved. (This is the direct opposite).
- The targets were set achievably low.
- Attainably (adverb): In a manner that can be attained or reached. (A close synonym to "achievably").
Synonyms
- Unattainably: In a manner that cannot be attained or achieved. (This is a very close, often interchangeable, synonym).
- Impossibly: To a degree that makes something impossible. (A more common but less formal synonym).
- Inaccessibly: In a manner that cannot be accessed or reached.
Antonyms
- Achievably
- Attainably
- Reasonably (when implying a possible degree)
- Feasibly
Adverb
- in an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree
- this house is unattainably expensive