Definition of inaccessible
: not accessible
- an inaccessible area
- an inaccessible goal
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Examples of inaccessible in a Sentence
The area is inaccessible by road.
His prose is inaccessible to many readers.
Recent Examples of inaccessible from the Web
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Developments in data tracking and sharing provide opportunities for patients and physicians to coordinate care across various sites within a health system without running everything through an expensive or inaccessible hospital.
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Moreover, the biggest use of the gas is to inject it into the ground to displace, and thus force to the surface, otherwise-inaccessible crude oil, so the net benefit in terms of global warming is close to zero.
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Advocates are concerned the $70 fee would make the parks inaccessible to lower-income families, which Dolesh said could have the long-term effect of the next generation never learning to love parks.
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Of those, 54 failed inspection, one passed, and nine were inaccessible to inspectors, according to Howard Rifkin, the city’s corporation counsel and a member of the abatement committee.
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But Oculus Go can reach markets Gear VR can’t, primarily the massive base of iPhone users — who are currently inaccessible to both Oculus and its rival platform Google Daydream.
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Carbon dioxide can be injected into existing oil wells to help extract oil that is otherwise inaccessible.
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The scandal has shone a bright light on Facebook and its responsibility to users to keep their data private and inaccessible to third-parties without their consent.
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Specific lighting, strategically prepared food, and expensive camera equipment (all pretty inaccessible for most of us) are greatly responsible for this, but another key factor?
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Origin and Etymology of inaccessible
Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin accessibilis accessible
inaccessible Synonyms
Synonyms
inapproachable, inconvenient, unapproachable, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable, untouchable;
Antonyms
accessible, acquirable, approachable, attainable, convenient, getatable, handy, obtainable, procurable, reachable;
INACCESSIBLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of inaccessible for English Language Learners
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: difficult or impossible to reach, approach, or understand : not accessible
INACCESSIBLE Defined for Kids
Definition of inaccessible for Students
: hard or impossible to reach or get hold of
- an inaccessible island
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