OBTAINABLE Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

obtainable

adjective

Definition of obtainable

as in available

possible to get gas was in such short supply that it was just not obtainable at any price

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Recent Examples of obtainable The Heat are confident to start the season, but there are multiple reasons to think the team’s lofty goals might not be obtainable in a remade and loaded East. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 The court found Village Homes’ financial predictions and reorganization plan obtainable. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 But, while real rockets aren't really obtainable, kids can always start out with model rocketry. — Grace Dean, Space.com, 16 Aug. 2026 The goal for this inaugural season is to keep expenses (including travel) down, interest up, and profits obtainable. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Marklund found that people with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids—obtainable from fatty fish—in their blood had the lowest risk of dying prematurely from all causes. — Matt Fuchs, Time, 26 June 2026 Getting out of group play would be a massive — and obtainable — achievement. — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Metrics such as total addressable market (TAM), serviceable addressable market (SAM), and serviceable obtainable market (SOM) attempt to estimate how large a company’s future opportunity could become if its business model succeeds. — Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 2026 The court should grant enough time to do that analysis — and everyone involved should hope that the Texas lab does not determine that the Deerfield Beach lab mishandled the sample to the point where no results are obtainable. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

Rolapp, meanwhile, said in January there was no guarantee the program that brought Koepka back would be available again.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
So the other, cheaper bird that’s for sale — the $2,000 bird that a clerk might have told her about — is that available in-house, or is that a special order?

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of available

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Last year, a Senatobia officer threatened a Black woman with a Taser, pulling her from her car and onto the ground and arresting her during a confrontation over an accessible parking space in the same Walmart lot where Kohen was shot.

— SOPHIE BATES, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
These cameras are license plate readers that in many cases create detailed portraits of Americans’ vehicle movements, accessible to police across the country without a warrant.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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