unavailable

adjective

un·​avail·​able ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl 

: not available: such as

a

: not possible to get or use

a book that is currently unavailable online

The conference room is unavailable this afternoon.

b

: unable or unwilling to do something

Officials were unavailable for comment.

The manager is unavailable to speak with you right now.

unavailability

ˌən-ə-ˌvā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Synonyms

• inaccessible

Examples of unavailable in a Sentence

the commander is unavailable right now

Recent Examples on the Web

Glaser said that Anderson, who was unavailable for interview for this article, and production designer Florencia Martin even made a road trip from Los Angeles to Sacramento after a potential location was spotted online. —Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025

And the original property identified to build a new Rocketown suddenly became unavailable. —Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025

Most of the victims died in Kerr County, where county leaders were asleep or unavailable during the height of the disaster. —Holly Yan, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025

Busy gearing up for the event with test runs on the Brazilian building, Dias was unavailable for an interview this week, according to a Red Bull spokesperson. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unavailable

• available
• unsalable
• bailable
• mailable
• salable
• saleable
• scalable
• bioavailable
• unassailable