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Antonyms for unobtainable
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhb-teyn |
Phonetic Transcription : əbˈteɪn |
Definition of unobtainable
Origin :- 1775, from un- (1) "not" + obtainable. Related: Unobtainability.
- As in inaccessible : adj out of reach
- As in unapproachable : adj difficult to get to
- As in inapproachable : adj inaccessible
- As in unattainable : adj inaccessible
- As in unattainable : adj impossible
- As in unreachable : adj inaccessible
- As in unrealizable : adj impossible
- As in unworkable : adj impossible
- As in impossible : adj beyond the bounds of possibility
- Yes, Smithson; but such a treasure seems to be unobtainable.
- Extract from : « The Queen's Scarlet » by George Manville Fenn
- All the previous reprints have been and now are unobtainable to most persons.
- Extract from : « Roister Doister » by Nicholas Udall
- Since unanimity was unobtainable, however, his name was withdrawn later in the day.
- Extract from : « The Agrarian Crusade » by Solon J. Buck
- The particulars of his shipwreck are unobtainable, as is often the case with other explorers.
- Extract from : « The Campers Out » by Edward S. Ellis
- New suits of clothes were unobtainable at any price, for there was no cloth.
- Extract from : « Eastern Nights - and Flights » by Alan Bott
- Tea was fifty dollars a pound, and real coffee was unobtainable.
- Extract from : « Eastern Nights - and Flights » by Alan Bott
- It must not be supposed, however, that because the publishers have stopped doing this, such books are unobtainable.
- Extract from : « Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912 » by Various
- By actual experience I soon found that immediate work was unobtainable.
- Extract from : « Broke » by Edwin A. Brown
- And meat was unobtainable, there was nothing to be had but fish.
- Extract from : « In Midsummer Days and Other Tales » by August Strindberg
- Glass was unobtainable, so thin muslin was used for the windows.
- Extract from : « The Luck of Thirteen » by Jan Gordon
Synonyms for unobtainable
- absurd
- aloof
- away
- beyond
- beyond reach
- contrary to reason
- cureless
- distant
- elusive
- far
- far-off
- faraway
- futile
- hardly possible
- hopeless
- hundred-to-one
- impassable
- impervious
- impracticable
- impractical
- inaccessible
- inapproachable
- inconceivable
- inexecutable
- infeasible
- insurmountable
- irrealizable
- irreparable
- no-go
- no-way
- no-win
- not a prayer
- not at hand
- out of reach
- out of the question
- out of the way
- out-of-the-way
- preposterous
- remote
- too much
- unachievable
- unapproachable
- unattainable
- unavailable
- uncorrectable
- unfeasible
- ungettable
- unimaginable
- unobtainable
- unreachable
- unrealizable
- unreasonable
- unrecoverable
- unthinkable
- unworkable
- useless
- visionary
- way out
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