unattainably
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In an unattainable manner or to an un unattainable degree: Used to describe something that is done in a way that cannot be achieved, reached, or obtained, or to an extreme degree that makes achievement impossible.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The luxury car was priced unattainably high for the average worker.
- She set unattainably perfect standards for herself, leading to constant disappointment.
- The summit seemed unattainably far away in the thick fog.
Advanced Usage
- Used to modify adjectives indicating extreme or impossible levels: Often paired with adjectives like , , , , or to emphasize impossibility.
- His career goals were unattainably ambitious.
- Implies a barrier: The adverb suggests an insurmountable obstacle, whether financial, physical, or abstract.
- For many, home ownership in the city remains unattainably out of reach.
Variants and Related Words
- Unattainable (adjective): Not able to be reached or achieved.
- An unattainable dream.
- Attainably (adverb): In a manner that can be achieved. (This is the opposite concept).
- The goal was set attainably.
- Attainable (adjective): Able to be reached or accomplished.
- An attainable objective.
Synonyms
- Impossibly: In a way that cannot happen or be done.
- Inaccessibly: In a way that cannot be reached or approached.
Antonyms
- Attainably: In an achievable manner.
- Accessibly: In a way that is easy to reach or obtain.
Adverb
- in an unattainable manner or to an unattainable degree
- this house is unattainably expensive