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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
Some now less likely to own homes than in 1980
Yet achieving that homeownership status can feel unattainable to prospective first-time buyers in today’s economy.
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2025
Homeownership is increasingly viewed as permanently unattainable by many non-homeowners.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In a 162-game baseball season, such perfection is virtually unattainable.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Brands perceived as inauthentic may struggle to maintain consumer trust, revealing the significant costs of striving for an unattainable perfect image.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Lorie Konish, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2025
Homeownership is increasingly viewed as permanently unattainable by many non-homeowners.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
In a 162-game baseball season, such perfection is virtually unattainable.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Brands perceived as inauthentic may struggle to maintain consumer trust, revealing the significant costs of striving for an unattainable perfect image.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
Adjective
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Despite a multitude of new technologies, the industry continues to be largely inaccessible to the common investor and exceedingly complex to others.—
Logan Weaver,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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One yearns for idiosyncrasy, a stroke of the unknowable, some transmission from a plane of inspiration inaccessible to ordinary mortals.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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Meanwhile, a bloc of moderate Republicans is demanding no reductions in Medicaid benefits – a requirement experts say would be impossible to meet while achieving Republicans' spending-cut goals and other GOP priorities.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The thought of long-term goals like home ownership, starting a family or even retiring one day can feel distant, if not impossible.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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The Chow Yun-fat starrer, which had long been unavailable due to rights issues, comes to the Croisette with new revelations about the technical challenges faced during its meticulous preservation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 May 2025
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At present, details regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire are unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to hopeless widower Henry (Sheen) and his two bickering children, Will and Ella.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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Thus, all eyes turn to Antetokounmpo, much as all eyes did on Lillard as his situation in Portland grew increasingly hopeless in 2022 and 2023.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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That tells you just how sensitive investors are to one terrifying idea: Search is no longer untouchable.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Jameson Taillon, scheduled to start Friday against the Mets in Citi Field, loves pitching in New York and has been nearly untouchable pitching there the last two seasons with the Cubs.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Forty years after it was first proposed, the two-degree target continues to maintain a talismanic hold over global efforts to address climate change, despite the fact that virtually all sober analyses conclude that the target is now unobtainable.—
Ted Nordhaus,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Feb. 2018
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Whole neighborhoods had materialized, and the streets seemed denser, packed with more and flashier shops offering varieties of high-end Western consumer goods that would have once been unobtainable: cappuccinos and croissants, designer sunglasses, North Face jackets and Timberland boots.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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