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

Examples of unavailable in a Sentence

the commander is unavailable right now

Recent Examples on the Web

William Karlsson, who was unavailable because of an injury, is an upgrade over Nyquist in all areas. —Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

For vehicles in which online data is unavailable, owners are advised not to charge their batteries from external sources until the final remedy becomes available. —Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025

At present, information regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew conducting the prescribed fire is unavailable. —Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025

With outages likely, essential services like ATMs and card readers may be unavailable. —Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unavailable

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