unachievably
- adverb
- /ˌʌnəˈtʃivəblɪ/
- Many people find the ideal portrayed in the media to be unachievably perfect.
Examples
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The new height record is almost unachievably high for any athlete.
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After the deadline changed, finishing the project on time became unachievably difficult for the team.
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The goal seemed unachievably far away.
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She felt that her dreams were unachievably out of reach.
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His expectations for success were unachievably high, leaving him feeling discouraged.
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She set unachievably ambitious targets for herself, making it difficult to find balance.
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The project's requirements were laid out in such unachievably complicated terms that many gave up.
Synonyms
To a very great degree that seems like it cannot be true
In a way that is impossible to reach or achieve
In a way that cannot be overcome
So far away that you cannot reach it
So hard to reach that few people can get to it
In a way that cannot be overcome
In a way that is too difficult or impossible to do
In a way that is not possible or very hard to do
How Achievable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unachievably = unachievable (transparent) = un + achieve + able + ly
Formed by regular adverbial suffixation (-ly) on 'unachievable', a transparently negated adjective of 'achievable'.
Etymology
Unachievably is built from un- ('not'), the verb achieve ('to reach or complete') and -able ('able to be'), with -ly turning it into a word that tells how something is done. So it means 'in a way that cannot be reached or done'.