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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inapproachable
Adjective
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In Nepal, where many regions are inaccessible by roads, tuberculosis runs rampant.—
Ryan Lanclos,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025 -
Since the devastating cyclone hit Appalachia in September, the mules have played an integral part in relief efforts, especially in areas inaccessible by vehicles, the animals’ owner said.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This time, the opposing pitcher will be National League Cy Young winner Chris Sale, who was unavailable in October due to back spasms.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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The only games that the Heat didn’t use this starting unit in since last month’s trade came because at least one of the players in this lineup was unavailable due to injury or illness.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The very notion of a CEO being so untouchable and sequestered from the public eye was absurd then—and would be completely impossible today.—
Heather Kelly,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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But rather than embodying an untouchable royal, Meghan’s embraced the 1% lifestyle the entire streaming-TV industry gleefully derides.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Inapproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inapproachable. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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