introuvable

Examples

• All

• Some manuscripts by the author remain introuvable, despite years of searching by scholars.

• For decades, that jazz recording was thought to be introuvable outside private collections.

• This book is completely introuvable in any library.

• I searched everywhere, but the rare edition is introuvable.

• Some manuscripts by the author remain introuvable, despite years of searching by scholars.

• The first edition of the novel is considered introuvable among collectors.

• For decades, that jazz recording was thought to be introuvable outside private collections.

Synonyms

U

unattainable

vsintrouvable

18 6.3

Not possible to get or reach

focuses on physical rarity and absence not goal failure

U

unobtainable

vsintrouvable

7 6.1

Impossible to get

emphasizes being rare or hard to locate rather than only unable to be acquired

U

untouchable

vsintrouvable

3 7.7

Too difficult for people to reach or get

refers mainly to scarcity and rarity rather than guarded status

U

unfindable

vsintrouvable

1 7.1

Very hard to find

highlights extreme rarity or lack of availability not only location

U

ungettable

vsintrouvable

1 9.6

Hard or impossible to understand

points to rarity or absence rather than difficulty of grasping

U

unprocurable

vsintrouvable

9.9

Not possible to find or buy

stresses rarity and difficulty of finding rather than only purchase problems

U

undiscoverable

vsintrouvable

8.9

Not possible to find or learn where something is

covers rarity and unavailability as well as inability to be found

U

uncomeatable

vsintrouvable

• Archaic

9.9

Hard to reach or get

now used to mean extremely rare or impossible to find

L

like finding a hen's hiney

vsintrouvable

• Informal

9.9

Something that is very hard to find

expresses the same idea but in neutral, descriptive wording

Antonyms

C

common

797 1.0

Happening often or seen in many places

A

accessible

280 3.9

A place, thing, or service that you can reach and use easily

How Findable

common

797 1.0

available

∞ 2.3

rare

582 4.1

scarce

103 4.8

introuvable

9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology