unreachable
adjective
un·reach·able
ˌən-ˈrē-chə-bəl 
: incapable of being reached: such as
a
: impossible to get to or get at
a location unreachable by car
b
: impossible to contact or communicate with
was unreachable by phone
emotionally unreachable teenagers
c
: impossible to achieve : not attainable
an unreachable dream/goal
Examples of unreachable in a Sentence
bothered by an unreachable itch on her back
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Suddenly, the monstrosity of infinity, long feared by mathematicians, could no longer be relegated to some unreachable part of the number line.
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
Despite Tehran’s assurances of progress after the previous rounds, there are seemingly unreachable demands from the regime, particularly over its nuclear program.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2026
From a Colombian developer leading a Silicon Valley startup team to a Filipino nurse supporting Australian telehealth services, Outsourced provides a pathway to opportunities once deemed unreachable.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Eight skiers lay dead on a Sierra mountainside Wednesday, their bodies unreachable by rescuers, a day after a powerful avalanche tore through backcountry terrain near Donner Pass.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 25 Feb. 2026
Despite Tehran’s assurances of progress after the previous rounds, there are seemingly unreachable demands from the regime, particularly over its nuclear program.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 23 Feb. 2026
From a Colombian developer leading a Silicon Valley startup team to a Filipino nurse supporting Australian telehealth services, Outsourced provides a pathway to opportunities once deemed unreachable.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
Eight skiers lay dead on a Sierra mountainside Wednesday, their bodies unreachable by rescuers, a day after a powerful avalanche tore through backcountry terrain near Donner Pass.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Unreachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreachable. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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