Antonyms for obtainable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhb-teyn
Phonetic Transcription : əbˈteɪn


Definition of obtainable

Origin :
  • 1610s, from obtain + -able. Related: Obtainability.
  • adj achievable, available
Example sentences :
  • Where such a flame is not obtainable, a hot carbon rod is used.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Surely the information is obtainable, if not from Mr. Morley, then from some other source.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • No gold nor ivory nor other article of value was obtainable.
  • Extract from : « Impressions of South Africa » by James Bryce
  • Only by doing the will of the Father is the saving grace of the Son obtainable.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Meat is often used—when obtainable—dried, in strips, generally of beef.
  • Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
  • Rarely for sale in nurseries, but obtainable from collectors.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of the Trees of New England » by Lorin Low Dame
  • The rest of the band were in the story below them, from which a view was also obtainable.
  • Extract from : « No Surrender! » by G. A. Henty
  • But they were more addicted to horse and donkey flesh if obtainable.
  • Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson
  • He had ascertained that no picture post cards of it were obtainable in the village.
  • Extract from : « A harum-scarum schoolgirl » by Angela Brazil
  • The duration of the light in this case far exceeds that obtainable with rods.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall

Synonyms for obtainable

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