inaccessible

adjective

in·​ac·​ces·​si·​ble ˌi-nik-ˈse-sə-bəl 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

: not accessible

an inaccessible area

an inaccessible goal

inaccessibility

ˌi-nik-ˌse-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

noun

inaccessibly

ˌi-nik-ˈse-sə-blē 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

adverb

Synonyms

• unavailable

Examples of inaccessible in a Sentence

The area is inaccessible by road.

His prose is inaccessible to many readers.

Recent Examples on the Web

At all three, visitors’ centers were closed, bathrooms were inaccessible and very few employees were visible. —Brian Todd, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025

For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025

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These adaptable machines could be deployed in environments currently too dangerous or inaccessible for humans or conventional robots. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin accessibilis accessible

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inaccessible

• accessible
• addressable
• assessable
• compressible
• expressible
• incompressible
• inexpressible
• irrepressible

Kids Definition

inaccessible

adjective

in·​ac·​ces·​si·​ble ˌin-ik-ˈses-ə-bəl 

(ˌ)in-ˌak-

: not accessible

an inaccessible area

an inaccessible goal

inaccessibility

-ˌses-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

inaccessibly

-ˈses-ə-blē 

adverb