as in unavailable
hard or impossible to get to or get at
that information is unobtainable as long as my computer is down
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Recent Examples of unobtainable
But an array of A-listers, whose ability to obtain otherwise unobtainable golden tickets remains unparalleled, have been through those unremarkable doors in recent weeks.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
The house, the cars, and the security that seemed so unobtainable back then have come through work and time.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
Modern-day computers, subject to the Von Neumann bottleneck, are primarily composed of series circuits, so a comparable level of information processing is unobtainable.
—Lindsey Laughlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
That will require the Russians to accept a defeat but also require the Ukrainians to accept that complete victory may be unobtainable.
—Vladislav Zubok, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for unobtainable
Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
The house, the cars, and the security that seemed so unobtainable back then have come through work and time.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 19 Sep. 2024
Modern-day computers, subject to the Von Neumann bottleneck, are primarily composed of series circuits, so a comparable level of information processing is unobtainable.
—Lindsey Laughlin, Ars Technica, 10 July 2024
That will require the Russians to accept a defeat but also require the Ukrainians to accept that complete victory may be unobtainable.
—Vladislav Zubok, Foreign Affairs, 21 Dec. 2022
See All Example Sentences for unobtainable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unobtainable
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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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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