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.
Synonyms
Examples of unavailable in a Sentence
the commander is unavailable right now
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Kansas City’s website is back online after an unexpected outage last week, but several of the city’s municipal services are still unavailable.
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
Stephens is deeply independent and emotionally unavailable due to his workaholism, while Adam is endlessly charming, empathetic, and at his worst, needy.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 May 2024
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Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2024
Stephens is deeply independent and emotionally unavailable due to his workaholism, while Adam is endlessly charming, empathetic, and at his worst, needy.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 14 May 2024
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unavailable. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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