Synonyms of unobtainable

unobtainable

adjective

ˌən-əb-ˈtā-nə-bəl 

as in unavailable

hard or impossible to get to or get at

that information is unobtainable as long as my computer is down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unavailable
• inaccessible
• untouchable
• unattainable
• far
• unreachable
• hidden
• isolated
• unapproachable
• inconvenient
• removed
• inapproachable
• distant
• apart
• secluded
• remote
• away
• far-off
• faraway
• out-of-the-way

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obtainable
• attainable
• convenient
• accessible
• reachable
• handy
• procurable
• approachable
• immediate
• acquirable
• nearby
• near
• close
• getatable
• neighboring
• next-door
• nigh

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unobtainable

Prices are inflated in January and, as Everton found, many top targets are often unobtainable. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

In his case, the beloved was the unobtainable Beatrice Portinari, a wealthy banker’s daughter whom Dante claimed to have loved from their first meeting, when both were children—a bit of charming self-mythology—and steadily on until her untimely death, at twenty-four. — Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025

Phoenix deservedly earned most of the accolades, but Reeves is terrific as an unobtainable object of affection — inviting, enticing but unknowable. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025

Getting that balance is pretty much unobtainable. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025