as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
a nearly unapproachable fortress in the mountains
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Recent Examples of unapproachable
But when leaders are distant, unapproachable or transactional, employees may hesitate to share ideas, raise concerns or engage fully.
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Alex Draper, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Between the lines: Beyond their business plan, both breweries share another common thesis: Craft beer is becoming unapproachable with its bitter hop bombs, milkshake-like hazy IPAs and overly sweet adjunct stouts.
—John Frank, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
And though some of the retailers Patagonia works with have more simplistic inventory tracking systems than others, Old said Locally has made sure there’s not an unapproachable upfront technology investment to participate.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Anyone fortunate enough to have met her knows that her sudden and immense fame has not made Nicole Wallace distant or unapproachable.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
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Alex Draper, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Between the lines: Beyond their business plan, both breweries share another common thesis: Craft beer is becoming unapproachable with its bitter hop bombs, milkshake-like hazy IPAs and overly sweet adjunct stouts.
—John Frank, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
And though some of the retailers Patagonia works with have more simplistic inventory tracking systems than others, Old said Locally has made sure there’s not an unapproachable upfront technology investment to participate.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Anyone fortunate enough to have met her knows that her sudden and immense fame has not made Nicole Wallace distant or unapproachable.
—The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapproachable
Adjective
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Iran's internet remains largely shut down, with government websites inaccessible for a fourth day.—
Amanda Castro
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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Areas of the fire are inaccessible by ground and some firefighters will be flown in by helicopters to continue to build on containment lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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And the reliable Sabrina Ionescu-Jones pick-and-roll tandem was unavailable following the injury.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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The complainants allege that ONE violated the Shipping Act of 1984 by contracting a certain amount of cargo space, then informing QVC and Cornerstone that the space was unavailable.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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While their ceiling remains untouchable, the Thunder have failed to fire on all cylinders in this series for good reason: the Pacers just don't let their opponents get comfortable on either side of the ball.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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But this month Israeli warplanes penetrated Iranian airspace and struck multiple nuclear sites, including underground facilities thought to be untouchable.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
19 June 2025
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“Unapproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapproachable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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