unavailable

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl How to pronounce unavailable (audio)
Definition of unavailablenext
as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at the commander is unavailable right now

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Recent Examples of unavailable The facility’s food handler cards were unavailable at the time of the inspection. — Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Giant, one of the area's largest grocery store chains, posted a notice saying its website and mobile app were unavailable. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 This spike in demand caused some Mac Mini models to be unavailable for months. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Vicky Lopez, Mariona Caldentey and goalkeeper Cata Coll were all also unavailable for the matches because of injuries. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unavailable
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inaccessible
Adjective
  • Making wellness accessible As holistic wellness becomes increasingly mainstream, Warren-Thomas worries that rising costs are making some services inaccessible to the communities they were originally intended to serve.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Many places that can be reached early in the fall become inaccessible later when the sloughs and channels are half-frozen.
    — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavailable. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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