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

She had not been permitted to run against the strongman president, Nicolás Maduro, in the summer of 2024, but by the tallies of electoral observers (an official count is still unavailable), her surrogate garnered a majority of the vote. —Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025

Harry Toffolo and former Inter Miami goalkeeper Drake Callender, who was traded to Charlotte last month, are injured and unavailable. —Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025

Individual public benefits, such as food stamps and college financial aid, have been largely unavailable to people in the country without legal status. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025

Beds were considered unavailable if homeless people couldn’t comply with religious requirements, like mandatory praying or service attendance. —Idaho Statesman, 11 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