unrealizable

[ uhn-ree-uh-lahy-zuh-buhl ]

/ ʌnˈri əˌlaɪ zə bəl /

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adjective

incapable of being made actual or real, as an ideal or ambition: His dream of military glory was unrealizable.

incapable of being sensed or understood; unthinkable.

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Origin of unrealizable

1830–40; un-¹ + realizable

Words nearby unrealizable

unreadable, unready, unreal, unrealistic, unreality, unrealizable, unrealized, unreason, unreasonable, unreasonable behaviour, unreasoning

How to use unrealizable in a sentence

Every bomb we drop, antagonizing more civilians, makes that goal more unrealizable.
America's Next Unwinnable War|Theodore Sorensen|October 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They are giving themselves up to the enjoyment of a coolness which, an hour ago, appeared like an unrealizable dream.
A Top-Floor Idyl|George van Schaick
In accordance with my ideal desires, she comes very nearly to realize my unrealizable dream.
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume IV (of 8)|Guy de Maupassant
Little Jacob sat in his tub looking at the kind, strange lady, and feeling himself in a state of unrealizable bliss.
Wenderholme|Philip Gilbert Hamerton

That would remain, the uncompleted monument of his good intentions, the substance of an unrealizable, impractical dream.
Burned Bridges|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Her love for Merriam was not lessened; but it now appeared a hopeless and unrealizable thing.
Whirligigs|O. Henry