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out of reach

PHRASE
beyond
Synonyms
WEAK
above after ahead apart from as well as at a distance away from before behind besides beyond the bounds clear of farther free of good way off hyper in addition to in advance of long way off more remote moreover on the far side on the other side out of range outside over over and above over there past remote superior to without yonder
Antonyms
STRONG
close here nearby within reach
WEAK
near
PHRASE
distant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
far far-flung far-off inaccessible isolated obscure remote removed secluded
WEAK
a piece abroad abstracted apart arm's length asunder away backwoods beyond range far back farther further in the background in the boonies in the distance in the sticks indirect middle of nowhere not home out of earshot out of range out-of-the-way outlying retired secret separate sequestered telescopic unapproachable ways wide of yonder
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approachable mingling public
WEAK
adjacent close friendly kind near nearby neighboring sympathetic warm
PHRASE
unapproachable
Synonyms
WEAK
inaccessible out-of-the-way remote unattainable unobtainable unreachable
Antonyms
WEAK
approachable easy friendly
PHRASE
ideal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
unattainable unreal
STRONG
abstract hypothetical imaginary intellectual utopian visionary
WEAK
chimerical dreamlike extravagant fanciful fictitious high-flown in the clouds ivory-tower mental mercurial notional quixotic theoretical transcendent transcendental unearthly
Antonyms
WEAK
practical pragmatic

Example Sentences

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Then again, if one’s chosen art seems especially out of reach, life is no piece of cake either.

From Los Angeles Times

And then the word that had risen in his sleep came to him: a word that had been hovering at the edge of his brain, just out of reach.

From Literature

Tickets for the gridiron finale start at around $6,000, making them out of reach for the vast majority of undocumented people, who tend to work in low-paying jobs.

From Barron's

But a 25th has remained agonisingly out of reach since triumphing at the US Open in 2023.

From Barron's

The top eight is realistically out of reach, but avoiding defeat will secure a play-off spot.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.