unapproachable

Examples

• All

• The mine will remain unapproachable.

• Oideas Gael is located in Gleann Cholmeille (Glen of Columba), one of the more secluded and unapproachable Gaeltachtai in southwest Donegal.

  Academic text (2001)

• The mine will remain unapproachable.

  Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)

• Does it matter that we may be becoming more financially and socially unapproachable?

  Academic text (2006)

• A 1988 study of low-income parents found that they stayed away from their child's public school because they saw no role for themselves, felt they had little to offer academically (as a result of their own poor school performance), were intimidated by administrators and teachers, or found the schools unapproachable or "hard to reach" (Davies, 1994).

  Academic text (1997)

• Now the government is using rented helicopters to airlift miners out of areas that are unapproachable by plane.

• The fortress is unapproachable.

Synonyms

O

out of reach

vsunapproachable

38 4.0

Too far or too expensive for most people to get

emphasizes physical difficulty in coming near rather than general unavailability

I

insurmountable

vsunapproachable

33 8.5

Impossible to get past

describes being hard to come near rather than impossible to overcome

I

inaccessible

vsunapproachable

28 7.9

Not able to be reached, used, or understood

focuses more on being difficult to come near rather than use

U

unattainable

vsunapproachable

18 6.3

Not possible to get or reach

focuses on physical approach difficulty rather than being impossible to achieve

U

unreachable

vsunapproachable

15 4.9

Too difficult to get to because of where or how it is

is specifically about being hard to approach or get near

I

impassable

vsunapproachable

13 5.3

A road, path, or area you cannot travel through

is broader and applies to being hard to come near, not only travel

U

untouchable

vsunapproachable

3 7.7

Too difficult for people to reach or get

is about being hard to come near rather than being guarded from getting

U

unreached

vsunapproachable

1 7.5

A place people do not visit that is hard to get to

describes the same difficulty but stresses position making approach hard

U

unsurmountable

vsunapproachable

1 8.1

Impossible to overcome or get past, like a problem you cannot solve

is more about being hard to approach in position rather than an obstacle

U

unbreachable

vsunapproachable

1 7.7

So strong that no one can break into or get past it

means hard to come near rather than specifically unable to be broken through

U

unpassable

vsunapproachable

1 6.9

A road or path that people cannot cross

covers difficulty of approach generally, not only inability to cross

U

uncomeatable

vsunapproachable

• Archaic

9.9

Hard to reach or get

is the modern term for being difficult to come near or access

Antonyms

A

approachable

15 3.4

Friendly and easy to talk to so people feel comfortable

How Accessible

accessible

280 3.9

reachable

9 2.8

unapproachable

1 7.1

unreachable

15 4.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology