INAPPROACHABLE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

inapproachable

adjective

ˌi-nə-ˈprō-chə-bəl

Definition of inapproachable

as in inaccessible

hard or impossible to get to or get at conventional wisdom had long held that the mountain's summit was inapproachable from the northern slope

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Young children climb, and older children can reach places parents assume are inaccessible.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Many of the chambers in the caves are hard to reach, and it’s not known why the artists ventured into such inaccessible places.

— Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 10, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of inaccessible

Adjective

The same technology could also be applied to commercial logistics operations where conventional delivery infrastructure is unavailable.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
With fewer domestic discoveries, high import tariffs and fragmented markets that curtailed economies of scale in production, such extravagances were unavailable to Europeans, who became accustomed to smaller, more efficient cars.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of unavailable

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Despite the 9/11 terrorist attacks, this mix of geography, deterrence, and power has led many Americans to feel almost untouchable at home.

— Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
The documentary is the true story of PK, a 23-year-old Delhi street artist from an ‘untouchable’ family, who, in 1977 set off on a 6000-mile cross-continent mission on a second hand bicycle to find Lotta, a tourist who had captured his heart.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of untouchable

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