Unobtainable

Quick meaning: Unobtainable is an adjective meaning Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or reached.

Meaning

Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or reached.

More Meanings

1. Someone or something that cannot be obtained.

Example Sentences

On the whole they are at present fairly cheap, and are not overburdened with long priced stamps, and still fewer unobtainables.

With secondhand bullhead rail almost unobtainable, the NYMR has been forced to go for new flat-bottom rail and orders are being placed; 58 fb rails are already en route to the railway.

Refusals, or unobtainables, are difficult to predict, but seem to be affected by the nature of the respondent, the sponsorship of the study, and the nature of the questions. Some refusals are definite and final […]

Common Goal’s grand ambition is to reach a position where 1% of football’s entire multibillion dollar industry is donated to charity. It might seem an impossible dream – just as a young boy’s fantasy of becoming a top footballer almost always seems unobtainable. But Mata was one of those who fulfilled his footballing dream.

Word Forms

• unobtainables

Synonyms for unobtainable

Depending on context, synonyms include unattainable, ungettable, unprocurable, inaccessible, unavailable, untouchable.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unprocurable, untouchable, inaccessible, unavailable, unreachable, unattainable.

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