unobtainable
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not capable of being acquired or secured: Describes something that cannot be gotten, achieved, or possessed, often because it is too rare, too difficult, too expensive, or simply not available.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The limited edition watch became unobtainable within minutes of its release.
- For many families, owning a home in the city center is an unobtainable dream.
- The chemical compound was unobtainable through regular commercial suppliers.
Advanced Usage
- "to render something unobtainable": to make something impossible to get.
- The sudden high demand rendered the concert tickets unobtainable for most fans.
- Used to describe abstract goals or ideals.
- He was chasing an unobtainable standard of perfection.
Variants and Related Words
- Unobtainability (n): The state or quality of being unobtainable.
- The unobtainability of the artifact only increased its legendary status.
Synonyms
- Inaccessible: Not able to be reached or entered.
- Unattainable: Not able to be achieved or accomplished.
- Out of reach: Not accessible or achievable.
Antonyms
- Obtainable: Able to be acquired.
- Accessible: Able to be reached or obtained.
- Available: Able to be used or obtained.
Adjective
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not capable of being obtained
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a rare work, today almost inaccessible
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timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands
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untouchable resources buried deep within the earth
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