unattainable
adjective
un·at·tain·able
ˌən-ə-ˈtā-nə-bəl 
: not able to be accomplished or achieved : not attainable
unattainable goals
an unattainable ideal
Examples of unattainable in a Sentence
an eagle's nest in an unattainable location
unfortunately, world peace is probably an unattainable ideal
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The prominence once seemed unattainable for Pressly, whom the Boston Red Sox selected in the 11th round of the 2007 MLB Draft.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
With housing prices and the cost of living skyrocketing, homeownership feels increasingly unattainable for most people.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
These machines are capable of performing a quintillion calculations per second, allowing researchers to simulate entire fission reactors and fusion devices with a degree of detail that was previously unattainable.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
Just as Hedayat’s narrator tries to preserve the fleeting presence of the ethereal woman through an image, Golshiri’s protagonist has spent a lifetime writing this unattainable woman into his fiction to keep her alive.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
With housing prices and the cost of living skyrocketing, homeownership feels increasingly unattainable for most people.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
These machines are capable of performing a quintillion calculations per second, allowing researchers to simulate entire fission reactors and fusion devices with a degree of detail that was previously unattainable.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
Just as Hedayat’s narrator tries to preserve the fleeting presence of the ethereal woman through an image, Golshiri’s protagonist has spent a lifetime writing this unattainable woman into his fiction to keep her alive.
—Amir Ahmadi Arian, The Dial, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unattainable. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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