unreachable

adjective

un·​reach·​able ˌən-ˈrē-chə-bəl How to pronounce unreachable (audio)
: incapable of being reached: such as
a
: impossible to get to or get at
a location unreachable by car
b
: impossible to contact or communicate with
was unreachable by phone
emotionally unreachable teenagers
c
: impossible to achieve : not attainable
an unreachable dream/goal
unreachably adverb

Examples of unreachable in a Sentence

bothered by an unreachable itch on her back
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Dates and quotations were unreachable, every fact revised. Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 Combining an inventory of used and new books means no title is unreachable due to being out of print, and books are made more unattainable with a breadth of price points. American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024 The filmmaking duo interviewed every living cast and crew member who was present for the comedy show's premiere broadcast on Oct. 11, 1975 — even the ones who seemed unreachable. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024 The chuckwalla then puffs their body cavity out like a balloon, lodges its rough scales into the cave's walls and becomes unreachable. Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unreachable 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unreachable was circa 1586

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“Unreachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreachable. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

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