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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If there’s a path to transhumanism, which makes possible realization of otherwise unrealizable goals, such as survival of the species and an interplanetary future, it also starts here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
A bed for yourself—let alone a room—was an unrealizable dream for members of the working class.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
“Nothing like putting yourself to sleep thinking about unrealizable dreams,” he wrote later, describing his state of mind after the last moonwalk.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
And yet she says try to, well aware the goal is unrealizable.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2018
But when it comes to coordination, this is an unrealizable dream.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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