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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
That benchmark is unattainable because mankind is made of crooked timber, and our station in life is influenced by happenstances beyond our control — our parents, siblings, relatives and place of birth.
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, simply dreaming up such grand projects discourages us from even starting because the end goal just seems so unattainable.
—Farzana Abdulhusein, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
As their power declines, their imperial dreams may seem increasingly unattainable, potentially prompting successors to chart a new course.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Others point out just how unattainable these men’s lifestyles are.
Lebowitz, who moved to New York City from Long Island in 2007, isn’t fazed by the criticism.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
Sometimes, simply dreaming up such grand projects discourages us from even starting because the end goal just seems so unattainable.
—Farzana Abdulhusein, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
As their power declines, their imperial dreams may seem increasingly unattainable, potentially prompting successors to chart a new course.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Others point out just how unattainable these men’s lifestyles are.
Lebowitz, who moved to New York City from Long Island in 2007, isn’t fazed by the criticism.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unattainable
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The disruption has rendered online gaming services, digital stores, and multimedia applications inaccessible to PlayStation users worldwide.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The hidden back pocket keeps your passport and phone inaccessible to pickpocketers, while the front pocket and interior compartments are spacious enough for a day’s worth of essentials, plus more.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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But breaking the grip that your phone has on you isn’t impossible.—
Aditi Shrikant,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Many of the houses that were most at risk at the edge of the wildland burn zone — especially in the hills and canyons above the Pacific Palisades Fire — had been built in places that were difficult or impossible to access with fire engines and crews.—
Jeff Goodell,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Kansas City Department of Aviation and a spokeswoman for the city were both unavailable to comment on the pending lawsuit.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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Under the current law, the UKG [UK government] can issue a 'Technical Capability Notice' that seeks to obligate a provider to remove an 'electronic protection' to allow access to data that is otherwise unavailable due to encryption.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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But as dire as all of this is, the situation is not hopeless.—
Lawrence Norden,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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Cancer: Henry Roth from 50 First Dates As a hopeless romantic with a nurturing heart, Henry Roth embodies the personality traits of a Cancer.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Valverde simply does not rest Another thing the Leganes game made clear is that Federico Valverde is untouchable.—
Guillermo Rai,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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There's a lot of talk that almost 75 percent of the federal budget is untouchable mandatory spending.—
Star Parker,
arkansasonline.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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“Unattainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unattainable. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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