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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 effect is to create a layer of talent at the top of the game that is virtually unattainable, shifting the focus of demand down the food chain.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
For too many, the dream of owning or renting a first home in New York is unattainable.
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Micah Lasher,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
These diffused, more affordable capsule collections have largely been pitched as a way to democratize fashion, bringing otherwise unattainable products to the everyday consumer.
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Sophie Benson,
Vogue,
28 May 2026
The campaign sponsors have varying missions, but they are aligned in the belief that homeownership is unattainable for many San Diegans and that the city should create housing policies that tip the scales to favor those who need more assistance.
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Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
For too many, the dream of owning or renting a first home in New York is unattainable.
—
Micah Lasher,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
These diffused, more affordable capsule collections have largely been pitched as a way to democratize fashion, bringing otherwise unattainable products to the everyday consumer.
—
Sophie Benson,
Vogue,
28 May 2026
The campaign sponsors have varying missions, but they are aligned in the belief that homeownership is unattainable for many San Diegans and that the city should create housing policies that tip the scales to favor those who need more assistance.
—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
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This reportedly consists of $24 billion held in banks in Qatar, Oman, and Iraq, although Tehran believes that its total inaccessible assets worldwide may exceed $100 billion.
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Ultimately, these technological improvements will inform the design of next-generation rovers capable of exploring previously inaccessible, rough extraterrestrial landscapes.
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Your energy, self-confidence and competitive spirit are impossible to ignore, making this a powerful time for personal reinvention.
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On Thursday, the University of Kentucky announced a new $1 million prize to anyone able to decipher a complete scroll, a feat the researchers once considered impossible, by June next year.
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Every system assigned to protect population centers, oil infrastructure or strategic facilities is a system unavailable to protect logistical nodes and operational support areas closer to the front.
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Americans were subject to rationing of food and other items, while POWs were provided a steady diet of good food and access to many name-brand items, such as cigarettes, that were unavailable to the general population.
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The conflict feels contemporary without growing too cynical, and the core relationship stakes seem real without skewing hopeless.
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The situation of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank would almost certainly worsen and become more hopeless.
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As Rachael Joo, an anthropologist of sport at Middlebury College, told me, Son is untouchable.
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So, the income retirees depend on remains untouchable throughout the process.
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Had the agency not restructured its mission plans, NASA's goal of landing astronauts on the moon before the end of the decade would have very likely been unobtainable.
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There is Tamara, a city where signs symbolize unobtainable meanings.
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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