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as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
an eagle's nest in an unattainable location
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as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
unfortunately, world peace is probably an unattainable ideal
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Recent Examples of unattainable
Often, this anxiety stems from the illusion of absolute control, an unattainable pursuit, rather than a constructive focus on self-improvement, emotional regulation and skill refinement.
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Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
An ideal is a moving target; the exact dimensions of the unattainable body differ from culture to culture and fluctuate from year to year.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
When that collaboration can flourish, teams can achieve results that would be unattainable individually, which then maximizes customer value and enterprise growth.
—Philip Brittan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Women have sometimes been their own worst enemies, holding themselves — and their friends — to unattainable standards.
—Laura Mills, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Davide Sartini, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
An ideal is a moving target; the exact dimensions of the unattainable body differ from culture to culture and fluctuate from year to year.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
When that collaboration can flourish, teams can achieve results that would be unattainable individually, which then maximizes customer value and enterprise growth.
—Philip Brittan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Women have sometimes been their own worst enemies, holding themselves — and their friends — to unattainable standards.
—Laura Mills, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
Adjective
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That link is now inaccessible, but is still a top result on search engines.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2025
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But until recently, soft tissue proteins were inaccessible due to the lack of reliable extraction methods.—
Jenny Lehmann,
Discover Magazine,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Coco Jones stands tall among them, blending vocal power, vulnerability, and a bold sense of self that is impossible to ignore.—
Essence,
Essence,
2 June 2025
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While on international duty for Spain, FC Barcelona star Lamine Yamal said that doing a Luis Figo-esque switch across the divide of El Clasico to Real Madrid is ‘impossible’.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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At present, specifics regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire are unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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The program allows children to continue to receive nutritious meals during summer break when school meal programs are unavailable.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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All seemed hopeless for Moore and Mansell, until, out of the blue, a lawyer with the Office of the White House Counsel contacted Moore’s defense lawyers, Seitles and Litwin-Diego, in April to inquire about the case.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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This record still seems untouchable, even in light of Scheffler's extraordinary performance in recent years.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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The screenplay that Emerald wrote is genius, and Linus Sandgren’s work on the camera is untouchable.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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Forty years after it was first proposed, the two-degree target continues to maintain a talismanic hold over global efforts to address climate change, despite the fact that virtually all sober analyses conclude that the target is now unobtainable.—
Ted Nordhaus,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Feb. 2018
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Whole neighborhoods had materialized, and the streets seemed denser, packed with more and flashier shops offering varieties of high-end Western consumer goods that would have once been unobtainable: cappuccinos and croissants, designer sunglasses, North Face jackets and Timberland boots.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
Harpers Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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