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Definitions

unobtainable

ADJECTIVE
impossible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd futile hopeless impassable impractical inaccessible inconceivable insurmountable preposterous unattainable unimaginable unreasonable unthinkable unworkable useless
STRONG
visionary
WEAK
beyond contrary to reason cureless hardly possible hundred-to-one impervious impracticable inexecutable infeasible irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question too much unachievable uncorrectable unfeasible unrecoverable way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believable conceivable hopeful imaginable logical practical reasonable sensible
WEAK
achievable obtainable possible
ADJECTIVE
inaccessible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distant impassable remote unattainable unavailable unreachable
WEAK
aloof away beyond elusive far far-off faraway impervious impracticable insurmountable not at hand out-of-the-way unachievable unapproachable unfeasible ungettable unrealizable unworkable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
close friendly near nearby warm
WEAK
accessible approachable reachable
ADJECTIVE
inapproachable
Synonyms
WEAK
aloof away beyond beyond reach distant elusive far far-off faraway impassable impervious impracticable insurmountable not at hand out of the way out-of-the-way remote unachievable unapproachable unattainable unavailable unfeasible ungettable unreachable unrealizable unworkable
ADJECTIVE
unapproachable
Synonyms
WEAK
inaccessible out of reach out-of-the-way remote unattainable unreachable
Antonyms
WEAK
approachable easy friendly
ADJECTIVE
unattainable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distant elusive impassable impervious insurmountable unreachable unworkable
WEAK
aloof away beyond beyond reach far far-off faraway impracticable inapproachable not at hand out of the way out-of-the-way remote unachievable unapproachable unavailable unfeasible ungettable unrealizable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
open
ADJECTIVE
unattainable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
futile hopeless impassable impervious impractical inaccessible inconceivable insurmountable unimaginable unreasonable unthinkable unworkable useless
WEAK
absurd beyond contrary to reason cureless hardly possible hundred-to-one impracticable inexecutable infeasible irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question preposterous too much unachievable uncorrectable unfeasible unrealizable unrecoverable visionary way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
believable conceivable hopeful imaginable open practical reasonable sensible
ADJECTIVE
unreachable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
distant elusive faraway impassable impervious insurmountable unattainable unavailable
WEAK
aloof away beyond beyond reach far far-off impracticable inapproachable not at hand out of the way out-of-the-way remote unachievable unapproachable unfeasible ungettable unrealizable unworkable
Antonyms
STRONGEST
close near open
ADJECTIVE
unrealizable
Synonyms
WEAK
absurd beyond contrary to reason cureless futile hardly possible hopeless hundred-to-one impassable impervious impracticable impractical inaccessible inconceivable inexecutable infeasible insurmountable irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question preposterous too much unachievable unattainable uncorrectable unfeasible unimaginable unreasonable unrecoverable unthinkable unworkable useless visionary way-out
ADJECTIVE
unworkable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd futile impassable impractical unattainable unreasonable unthinkable useless
WEAK
beyond contrary to reason cureless hardly possible hopeless hundred-to-one impervious impracticable inaccessible inconceivable inexecutable infeasible insurmountable irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question preposterous too much unachievable uncorrectable unfeasible unimaginable unrealizable unrecoverable visionary way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
logical practical reasonable sensible

Example Sentences

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"I mean, come on, it's like an unobtainable dream."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Economic growth is the reason extreme poverty has become much rarer around the world, life expectancy has increased dramatically, and most Americans now own many things that were unobtainable luxuries decades ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Rather than agonize over how to restore the landscape to some former, unobtainable baseline of “natural,” officials unanimously agreed that this bold re-imagining of the coast was the best way forward among no perfect options.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

It felt so unobtainable, actually, to me, because I knew what I saw on television, I knew the examples that I didn't see on television or in theaters or on stage.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024

For a city whose economy was built on slaughter, kosher meat remained an unobtainable luxury.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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