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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River life is inaccessible, a closed world, the flicker of silver fin, a plopping frog.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025 -
On the Lebanese side, brown farmland and olive groves are inaccessible now to their owners.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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If Calvados apple liqueur is unavailable for the glaze, substituting water works wonderfully.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Backup center Jaxson Hayes is also unavailable for Sunday's road matchup.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But from that moment on, the Dutchman was untouchable.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Drafted by the Capitals second overall (behind Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby) in 2005, Ovechkin turned 40 last month and has spent his entire career in Washington, and last spring eclipsed Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 goals — a mark once thought to be untouchable.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Inapproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapproachable. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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