Synonyms for unobtainable


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

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Définition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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  • Since unanimity was unobtainable, however, his name was withdrawn later in the day.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

Antonyms for unobtainable

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