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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
Nip Perfectionism In The Bud Another aspect of nurturing problem-solving is to offer assurances that perfection is unattainable.
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Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Indeed, with the big beautiful bill cutting air pollution monitoring measures and clean energy incentives for corporations, environmental protection feels like an unattainable dream.
—Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s because rhetoric that reinforces a single idea of masculinity sets unattainable standards for how men should act in the workplace.
—Colleen Tolan, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Many people will find the 50-30-20 rule to be too extreme and thus unattainable.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Janine Schindler, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Indeed, with the big beautiful bill cutting air pollution monitoring measures and clean energy incentives for corporations, environmental protection feels like an unattainable dream.
—Lahari Vuppaladhadiam, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s because rhetoric that reinforces a single idea of masculinity sets unattainable standards for how men should act in the workplace.
—Colleen Tolan, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Many people will find the 50-30-20 rule to be too extreme and thus unattainable.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
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Farther south, near Beulah, members can now enter 5,292 acres of the San Isabel National Forest that were previously inaccessible.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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Yet almost no media coverage has questioned the outcome, in part because the evidence has been inaccessible.—
Eren Orbey,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Even underground facilities are usually impossible to build in these places, because the construction sites get targeted.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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Each junction behaves slightly differently, forming a complex 3D network that is impossible to exactly replicate.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Oct. 2025
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Both the Philadelphia police and the FBI were unavailable to comment on this when inquired by PEOPLE.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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However with Jovic unavailable, Spoelstra started Ware and Adebayo on Monday.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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To summarize, the protagonist, lost in hopeless days, eventually stumbles upon a deserted dance hall.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
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The movie, which premiered in the midnights section of the Toronto International Film Festival, follows a hopeless romantic who makes a Faustian bargain to win his crush’s heart.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Risk-on momentum trades like crypto, once untouchable, are also losing steam.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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Jackson is likely the lone untouchable.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Getting that balance is pretty much unobtainable.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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However, ambiguities in the law and the complexities of implementing a program made that date unobtainable.—
Jon McGowan,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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