ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Unattainable

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Unattainable is an adjective meaning Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish.

Meaning

Impossible to attain or reach; unable to accomplish.

More Meanings

  1. Anything that cannot be attained.

Example Sentences

Efficiency for the sake of efficiency, unchallenged authority conferred upon those who know well a few things and ignore everything else, disdain for the ordinary and humble elements that introduce happiness in our lives, worship of unattainable utopiae, are some of the features of the scheme which leads inevitably to the suppression of the eternal gifts bestowed by God upon every human person and to the frightful prospect of being ruled by what he vividly names “the Empire of the Insect.”

Word Forms

Synonyms for unattainable

Depending on context, synonyms include inaccessible, unobtainable, unapproachable, impossible, unachievable, unrealizable.

Antonyms for unattainable

Common opposites include attainable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unachievable, impossible, unrealizable, undoable, unreachable, unobtainable.

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