unattainable

/ ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbəl /

adjective

1. not achievable or accomplishable

   an unattainable goal

Example Sentences

Underground testing, though, is sufficiently difficult to detect that a comprehensive nuclear-testing treaty remains unattainable.

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Speaking to Cooper, Paul said she once thought the “Bachelorette” gig was “unattainable” and shared how she thinks she landed the part.

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The opposite is true: Only by showing — proving — to Russia that its demands are unattainable will the U.S. persuade the Kremlin to consider meaningful negotiations.

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He also loved prog rock, but that had made a music career seem unattainable.

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Hayward worries that seeing these unattainable images could have an impact on people's mental health and negatively affect their body image.

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Related Words

• futile 
• hopeless 
• impassable 
• impervious 
• impractical 
• inaccessible 
• inconceivable 
• insurmountable 
• unimaginable 
• unreasonable 
• unthinkable 
• unworkable 
• useless