as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
conventional wisdom had long held that the mountain's summit was inapproachable from the northern slope
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Adjective
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At all three, visitors’ centers were closed, bathrooms were inaccessible and very few employees were visible.—
Brian Todd,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025 -
For decades, Hasumi’s writings have held a grail-like status among Western filmmakers and cinephiles but remained inaccessible in translation.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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That was no longer an option, though, with others unavailable.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Totals were unavailable for this year, but the school only had 85 students in 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Jackson is likely the lone untouchable.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The right-handed hurler was untouchable, allowing zero earned runs on five hits, pitching eight innings and striking out 12 batters, both career-highs.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Inapproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapproachable. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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