as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
the commander is unavailable right now
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This technology is expanding rapidly in both rural and urban areas, providing a strong option where fiber or cable are unavailable.
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Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Simon was unavailable for comment on the song’s resurrection, but Giddens says she’s spoken about it with him.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Police blotter Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Japan was the only major market where consumers could acquire any new iPhone model with next-day delivery, while in South Korea the 17 Pro was available within a week whereas the Pro Max was marked as unavailable until late October.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Simon was unavailable for comment on the song’s resurrection, but Giddens says she’s spoken about it with him.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Sep. 2025
Police blotter Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Japan was the only major market where consumers could acquire any new iPhone model with next-day delivery, while in South Korea the 17 Pro was available within a week whereas the Pro Max was marked as unavailable until late October.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unavailable
inaccessible
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Concertgoers fluttered around the building, staying away from the barricaded stairs leading up to the upstairs balcony, which is inaccessible.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
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Even Rose steps out, sleeping with a graduate student, partly because Tom won’t stop pining for Vivien, his inaccessible ghost.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Unavailable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unavailable. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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