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unreachable

unreachable

15 4.9
Too difficult to get to because of where or how it is
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈriːtʃəbl/
translation icon : inalcanzable
  • Due to the heavy snowfall, the cabin became unreachable by road.
  • unreachable goal

You dream in geometries unreachable by any other means.

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Examples

  • Even if the birds witnessed Mark's accident, their mental image of it remains unreachable to humans.

    Academic text (2009)
  • I think from the beginning I had the feeling that she was an unreachable genius and very, very old.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • The more I learn, the more unreachable my goals look to me.

  • And to give myself this unreachable goal, give me focus beyond the problems that I was going through on a daily basis.

  • Which remains hidden in a place unreachable by any of their kind.

  • And when we want to have control over everything, then that is like the unreachable expectation.

  • The answer to the problem is both obvious and seemingly unreachable: we need time for rest.

    Blog text (6)
  • Although it does exist... the Book of Vishanti is said to be unreachable.

  • Neil Armstrong's legacy proves that humans can achieve seemingly unreachable goals with sufficient challenge.

    Blog text (28)
  • I lift my head and howl it to the blood-red sun that dies below the distant, unreachable horizon.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

out of reach
vsunreachable
38 4.0

Too far or too expensive for most people to get

leans more toward physical distance or situational barriers rather than metaphorical use
insurmountable
vsunreachable
33 8.5

Impossible to get past

is about physical or situational difficulty reaching a place or thing
inaccessible
vsunreachable
28 7.9

Not able to be reached, used, or understood

is narrower, highlighting difficulty mainly from location or situation
unattainable
vsunreachable
18 6.3

Not possible to get or reach

emphasizes physical or situational inaccessibility rather than achievement failure
impassable
vsunreachable
13 5.3

A road, path, or area you cannot travel through

is more general, covering many hard-to-reach situations not just routes
unobtainable
vsunreachable
7 6.1

Impossible to get

focuses more on difficulty of getting to a place or thing
untouchable
vsunreachable
3 7.7

Too difficult for people to reach or get

stresses difficulty caused by where or how something is located
unapproachable
vsunreachable
1 7.1

Hard to reach because it is far away or blocked

is broader, covering many reasons beyond mere location
unpassable
vsunreachable
1 6.9

A road or path that people cannot cross

is broader, used for many types of hard to reach cases
unnavigable
vsunreachable
1 8.7

Too difficult to travel through, for example a river, sea or road

refers more widely to being hard to reach for any reason
unsurmountable
vsunreachable
1 8.1

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

focuses on being hard to get to rather than impossible to overcome
un-get-at-able
vsunreachable
  • Informal
9.9

Hard to reach or achieve

is used mainly for difficulty caused by location or situation
uncomeatable
vsunreachable
  • Archaic
9.9

Hard to reach or get

focuses on current physical or situational difficulty rather than archaic usage
impassible
vsunreachable
9.2

Impossible to travel through because obstacles block the way

covers general reach difficulty beyond travelability of routes

Antonyms

9 2.8

Easy to get to by road or path

How Reachable

accessible
280 3.9
reachable
9 2.8
inaccessible
28 7.9
unreachable
15 4.9

Surface Forms

unreachable positive

Morphology

unreachable = reachable (transparent) = un + reach + able

The meaning is clearly derived from 'reachable' by adding the prefix 'un-' to indicate negation.

Etymology

The word unreachable is made of un- 'not', reach 'to get to', and -able 'able to'. So it describes something you 'cannot get to', like a book on a very high shelf or an island cut off by flood.