unobtainable

/ ˌʌnəbˈteɪnəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be obtained

Example Sentences

It was tested in 2013, but Hill ruled that technological advances for even smaller pieces of DNA may yield previously unobtainable results.

From Los Angeles Times

In a way, the orphanage children are much sought after as they have received a level of education that is unobtainable for most in their own community.

From BBC

“I have an obsession with the unobtainable,” he wrote to his sister.

From Los Angeles Times

“I have an obsession with the unobtainable”

From Los Angeles Times

In 1973, he broke NFL records by becoming the first runner to surpass 2,000 yards in a single season with a then-record 2,003 yards and broke Jim Brown’s single-season rushing record, once thought unobtainable.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• absurd
• futile
• hopeless
• impassable
• impractical
• inaccessible
• inconceivable
• insurmountable
• preposterous
• unattainable
• unimaginable
• unreasonable
• unthinkable
• unworkable
• useless