unattainable
18
6.3
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbl/
:
inalcanzable
- Yet, if this policy proves unattainable, we should move to support new leaders.
- an unattainable ideal
- an unattainable goal
- an unattainable dream
They measure up to this almost unattainable summit of human development.
- They measure up to this almost unattainable summit of human development.
- And to me, they're now new infinities, other unattainable goals that sit before us.
- If if you feel low, if you feel like like it's unattainable to get back, just don't give up.
- Well, I would focus on girls that were, for lack of a better word, unattainable for me, right?
- Like the equivalent of countless trillions of nuclear power plants, like an an unattainable, you know, currently unattainable level.
- And, you know, that's why Socrates thought that wisdom was virtually unattainable.
- And I get this is like very unreasonable or unattainable, but I just wish everyone would like mind their own business when it doesn't hurt them, when it doesn't affect them.
- it's a theoretical but unattainable state of the market where
- That's why they done this, because once I was unattainable, I was unobtainable.
- That's the most tragic unattainable contradiction.
Examples
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To be a woman meant constantly striving for an unattainable ideal of beauty and approval in the eyes of men.
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However, many girls set themselves up for failure by aspiring to unattainable goals and self-criticism.
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Never say it's unattainable because we work hard.
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Well, I would focus on girls that were, for lack of a better word, unattainable for me, right?
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So, you wrote a letter to the most unattainable woman in the world.
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"Your dreams are unattainable. Do not attempt to achieve them".
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If you think of him as a saint, then his way of being is unattainable.
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The object of the quest is unattainable, but the quest itself is a noble and worthwhile thing.
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So you have to find a balance between being thoughtful and being careful and doing your best work and just trying to reach something that's unattainable, which is perfection.
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She felt that her dreams were unattainable because of the obstacles in her life.
Synonyms
33
8.5
Impossible to get past
28
7.9
Not able to be reached, used, or understood
15
4.9
Too difficult to get to because of where or how it is
7
6.1
Impossible to get
4
6.8
Not possible to do or make work
3
6.3
Not possible to do or reach
3
7.7
Too difficult for people to reach or get
2
7.2
Not possible to do or make happen
1
4.9
Not possible to do because of little time or no help
1
8.5
Impossible to do or make real
1
8.7
Impossible to do or make happen
1
8.1
Impossible to overcome or get past, like a problem you cannot solve
Not possible to find or buy
Antonyms
How Attainable
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1.0
17
3.9
183
4.4
∞
1.6
15
4.9
18
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
unattainable = attainable (transparent) = un + attain + able
The adjective 'attainable' is a regular derivation from 'attain' + '-able', and 'un-' simply negates that adjective, so the structure and meaning are directly compositional.
Etymology
Unattainable starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part attain comes from an old word meaning 'to reach' or 'to touch', much like the everyday word 'reach'. So, unattainable means 'not able to be reached or achieved'.