unavailable

adjective

un·​avail·​able ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl 

: not available: such as

a

: not possible to get or use

a book that is currently unavailable online

The conference room is unavailable this afternoon.

b

: unable or unwilling to do something

Officials were unavailable for comment.

The manager is unavailable to speak with you right now.

unavailability

ˌən-ə-ˌvā-lə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Synonyms

• inaccessible

Examples of unavailable in a Sentence

the commander is unavailable right now

Recent Examples on the Web

When combined with the hinged center column, the user gets access to a full range of smooth and micro-incremental camera movements that feel like a slider and are unavailable with traditional tripod designs. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025

Neither officer’s injuries appeared to be life threatening, though both cops required surgery and remain unavailable for service. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025

Additional details were unavailable from San Diego police. —Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025

Last year’s retrospective of Rozier’s five features and assorted shorts, some previously unavailable outside France and most in new restorations—all of which are now streaming on the Criterion Channel—offered an opportunity to appraise his achievement. —James Quandt, The New York Review of Books, 31 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unavailable

• available
• unsalable
• bailable
• mailable
• salable
• saleable
• scalable
• bioavailable
• unassailable