unrealizable

American  

[uhn-ree-uh-lahy-zuh-buhl] / ʌnˈri əˌlaɪ zə bəl /

adjective

1. incapable of being made actual or real, as an ideal or ambition.

   His dream of military glory was unrealizable.

2. incapable of being sensed or understood; unthinkable.

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Etymology

Origin of unrealizable

1830–40; un- ¹ + realizable ( def. )

Example Sentences

“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

Our scientific explorations, and images like this, have shown us that there is literally no place else for us to go, to survive and flourish, without extraordinary, and I would submit, unrealizable effort.

From Scientific American

He said past management had made the mistake of fostering a corporate culture that encouraged the setting of unrealizable goals, although Nissan engineers and workers were very talented.

From Seattle Times

She said, “As with the Sunderland film, I tended to go with these very ambitious ideas that were almost unrealizable.”

From The New Yorker

Not long after the summit, Kim complained in a speech that the American team had come to Hanoi with “completely unrealizable plans.”

From The New Yorker