inaccessible

adjective

in·​ac·​ces·​si·​ble ˌi-nik-ˈse-sə-bəl 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

: not accessible

an inaccessible area

an inaccessible goal

inaccessibility

ˌi-nik-ˌse-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

noun

inaccessibly

ˌi-nik-ˈse-sə-blē 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

adverb

Synonyms

• inapproachable
• inconvenient
• unapproachable
• unattainable
• unavailable
• unobtainable
• unreachable
• untouchable

Examples of inaccessible in a Sentence

The area is inaccessible by road.

His prose is inaccessible to many readers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Smaller distilleries that previously found India commercially inaccessible may now consider gradual market entry, testing demand and building partnerships under more favorable conditions. —Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

The pin Sunday was in the largely inaccessible front right portion of the green. —Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2025

The building site itself was inaccessible thanks to its remote location, but also by design. —James Montague, New York Times, 18 May 2025

The goal is to make these ecosystems inaccessible to extractive industries like logging that threaten Ecuador’s 800,000-acre Cotacachi Cayapas Ecological Reserve and similar lands due to insufficient funding and staffing. —Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin accessibilis accessible

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inaccessible

• accessible
• addressable
• assessable
• compressible
• expressible
• incompressible
• inexpressible
• irrepressible

Kids Definition

inaccessible

adjective

in·​ac·​ces·​si·​ble ˌin-ik-ˈses-ə-bəl 

(ˌ)in-ˌak-

: not accessible

an inaccessible area

an inaccessible goal

inaccessibility

-ˌses-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

inaccessibly

-ˈses-ə-blē 

adverb