unobtainable
adjective
un·ob·tain·able
ˌən-əb-ˈtā-nə-bəl 
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: not capable of being obtained : not available : not obtainable
an unobtainable objective
a gem so rare as to be virtually unobtainable
Examples of unobtainable in a Sentence
that information is unobtainable as long as my computer is down
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Unlike deterrence by punishment, which threatens consequences like economic sanctions, a strategy of denial seeks to convince an aggressor that its objectives are unobtainable, by making the likelihood of a catastrophic military defeat more credible.
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John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Since then, Mbeumo has seemingly become unobtainable.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 June 2025
And, of course, celebrity is this lifestyle that by definition is unobtainable.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Forty years after it was first proposed, the two-degree target continues to maintain a talismanic hold over global efforts to address climate change, despite the fact that virtually all sober analyses conclude that the target is now unobtainable.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2018
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John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Since then, Mbeumo has seemingly become unobtainable.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 June 2025
And, of course, celebrity is this lifestyle that by definition is unobtainable.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Forty years after it was first proposed, the two-degree target continues to maintain a talismanic hold over global efforts to address climate change, despite the fact that virtually all sober analyses conclude that the target is now unobtainable.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 8 Feb. 2018
See All Example Sentences for unobtainable
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“Unobtainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unobtainable. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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