as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
bothered by an unreachable itch on her back
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Recent Examples of unreachable
Previously limited to projects that could only withstand 15,000 psi — one being Deepwater Horizon — companies are now drilling in parts of the Gulf that were once unreachable.
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Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Other areas for highlining or climbing are unreachable if a wheelchair can’t navigate the approach.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
His phone has been unreachable since that day.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Flexible, adaptable, and capable of navigating spaces once unreachable, these robots are designed to move like living organisms, transforming how doctors perform surgeries or how engineers inspect machinery.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Other areas for highlining or climbing are unreachable if a wheelchair can’t navigate the approach.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 18 Nov. 2025
His phone has been unreachable since that day.
—Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Flexible, adaptable, and capable of navigating spaces once unreachable, these robots are designed to move like living organisms, transforming how doctors perform surgeries or how engineers inspect machinery.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreachable
Adjective
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The kitchen’s handwash sink was completely inaccessible with multiple child car seats and miscellaneous household items stacked in front of it.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated January 23,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Many studies are on hiatus, while data from a huge area is inaccessible or possibly not being collected.—
Lara Williams,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Citi Bike said starting at noon Sunday, all bikes will be temporarily locked and unavailable.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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And for 911 calls, mobile phones can connect to any available cell signal — so if a carrier’s tower is unavailable, phones will automatically hop onto another provider’s network.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Unreachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreachable. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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