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
Donizetti’s popular 1832 comedy is the story of a poor Italian villager named Nemorino who’s in love with the beautiful but unobtainable woman named Adina.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Unlike deterrence by punishment, which threatens consequences like economic sanctions, a strategy of denial seeks to convince an aggressor that its objectives are unobtainable, by making the likelihood of a catastrophic military defeat more credible.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
But during photography’s earlier periods, when cameras looked like boxes and accordions, the process of making pictures was much more involved than a single touch to a screen—and often relatively unobtainable for average people.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Since then, Mbeumo has seemingly become unobtainable.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 June 2025
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Unlike deterrence by punishment, which threatens consequences like economic sanctions, a strategy of denial seeks to convince an aggressor that its objectives are unobtainable, by making the likelihood of a catastrophic military defeat more credible.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
But during photography’s earlier periods, when cameras looked like boxes and accordions, the process of making pictures was much more involved than a single touch to a screen—and often relatively unobtainable for average people.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
Since then, Mbeumo has seemingly become unobtainable.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unobtainable
Adjective
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Courts are closed for Veterans Day, so juvenile records were unavailable.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Nov. 2025
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Although not currently listed as a company officer on documents lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments commission — and unavailable for comment on Tuesday — a company representative confirmed Coote-Taylor had assumed the running of the business.—
Patty Huntington,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Running took off during the pandemic, when lockdowns made team sports and indoor physical activities such as group fitness classes less inaccessible.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet, nearly a quarter of the way into the 21st century, these personal flying machines remain inaccessible.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Unobtainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unobtainable. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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