unrealizable
Americanadjective
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incapable of being made actual or real, as an ideal or ambition.
His dream of military glory was unrealizable.
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incapable of being sensed or understood; unthinkable.
Etymology
Origin of unrealizable
1830–40; un- 1 + realizable ( def. )
Example Sentences
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A bed for yourself—let alone a room—was an unrealizable dream for members of the working class.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
And yet she says try to, well aware the goal is unrealizable.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2018
Kline said that the digital files contain the still unrealized, the still unrealizable, scans, and that “there is nothing precious about the current prints.”
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 11, 2016
Since then that lofty and unrealizable goal has been replaced by an effort to reach an agreed framework designed to guide negotiations toward a final deal.
From Time ● Apr. 1, 2014
But when it comes to coordination, this is an unrealizable dream.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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