UNAVAILABLE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unavailable

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl

Definition of unavailable

as in inaccessible

hard or impossible to get to or get at the commander is unavailable right now

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Recent Examples of unavailable Fox News Digital reported in April that Topo Chico had been largely unavailable nationwide since February as Coca-Cola made upgrades to facilities at the water source and production sites in Mexico. — Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The protesters are demanding stronger protections for tenants, measures to combat fraud and a ban on evictions when alternative housing is unavailable. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Algebra, and even more the algorithm, is a means to model phenomena unavailable to our senses. — Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026 The demonstrators are demanding stronger tenant protections, measures to combat fraud and a ban on evictions when alternative housing is unavailable. — Alicia León, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unavailable

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inaccessible

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Scientists can now examine sections of DNA that were once inaccessible and detect forms of genetic variation that older methods may have missed.

— Euan Ashley, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026
If sensitive information can be processed with stronger protections, organizations can use information that would otherwise remain inaccessible.

— Dr. Najwa Aaraj, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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