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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
an eagle's nest in an unattainable location
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as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
unfortunately, world peace is probably an unattainable ideal
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Recent Examples of unattainable
The law, implemented in 2003, threatened a host of sanctions, including school closure, if student test scores didn't rise, but its standards were seen by many to be not just unrealistic but unattainable.
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Cory Turner, NPR, 13 May 2026
Regular, affordable houses have since become so rare that people think the only options are unattainable mega-mansions or luxury high-rise developments.
—Jason Ashmore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Gen Z is bombarded with a plethora of advertisements for weight-loss and muscle-building supplements, coupled with images of unattainable and idealistic bodies.
—Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Just a little more than a year away, however, many reports say that the plan is unattainable because city hasn't worked fast enough to ensure its shuttering in time.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Cory Turner, NPR, 13 May 2026
Regular, affordable houses have since become so rare that people think the only options are unattainable mega-mansions or luxury high-rise developments.
—Jason Ashmore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Gen Z is bombarded with a plethora of advertisements for weight-loss and muscle-building supplements, coupled with images of unattainable and idealistic bodies.
—Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Just a little more than a year away, however, many reports say that the plan is unattainable because city hasn't worked fast enough to ensure its shuttering in time.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
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The program is intended to use revenue from the sale of inaccessible state lands to purchase new, accessible state lands.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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Sprinkle Insecticidal Dust Insecticidal dusts are effective for inaccessible areas of your home, such as wall voids or around electrical outlets, says Benson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 June 2026
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But in practice, solving that equation directly and exactly for a system with as many interacting electrons as FeMo-co has is often impossible.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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How long the recovery will take is impossible to know.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 May 2026
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Graham was once again unavailable due to an ankle injury sustained against FSU, and the Gators were sunk by just two points at home, missing out on the SEC Championship Game.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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Chris Richards, a no-doubt-about-it starter, is unavailable to play with an ankle injury.—
Tom Bogert,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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At least Duncan’s daughter and fellow cadet, Teela (Eire Farrell), takes pity on the hopeless tyke.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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Hence the constant reports that young people are anxious, lonely, stressed, hopeless.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
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The power vacuum meant that Capello was effectively untouchable at the top of English football.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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And while long-term forecasts remain robust, the priority seems to be rebuilding the confidence of a market that once thought of the UAE as an untouchable haven in a region beset by conflict.—
Melanie Swan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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There is Tamara, a city where signs symbolize unobtainable meanings.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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Prices are inflated in January and, as Everton found, many top targets are often unobtainable.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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