UNOBTAINABLE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unobtainable

adjective

ˌən-əb-ˈtā-nə-bəl

Definition of unobtainable

as in unavailable

hard or impossible to get to or get at that information is unobtainable as long as my computer is down

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Recent Examples of unobtainable Prices are inflated in January and, as Everton found, many top targets are often unobtainable. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 In his case, the beloved was the unobtainable Beatrice Portinari, a wealthy banker’s daughter whom Dante claimed to have loved from their first meeting, when both were children—a bit of charming self-mythology—and steadily on until her untimely death, at twenty-four. — Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 Phoenix deservedly earned most of the accolades, but Reeves is terrific as an unobtainable object of affection — inviting, enticing but unknowable. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025 Getting that balance is pretty much unobtainable. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unobtainable

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Undrafted rookie forward Ezra Ausar was also unavailable for the Heat after just signing his Exibit 10 deal with Miami on Thursday night.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Such clocks could eventually support navigation systems in drones, submarines and other vehicles when GPS signals are unavailable or jammed.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of unavailable

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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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