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Unattainable: meaning, example and synonyms

Unattainableadj. Impossible to reach or achieve.

Flashcard for Unattainable (adjective): impossible to reach or achieve. Example: For decades a vaccine seemed unattainable, since the virus mutated faster than researchers could design countermeasures. Synonyms: unreachable, impossible, unachievable, out of reach. Antonyms: attainable, achievable, reachable, feasible. Memory tip: Un + attain (reach): a goal that always stays out of reach. Illustration: a climber in warm gear standing at the foot of an enormous sheer mountain whose summit disappears into thick clouds.

Example

For decades a vaccine seemed unattainable, since the virus mutated faster than researchers could design countermeasures.

Part of speech
adjective
Synonyms
unreachable, impossible, unachievable, out of reach
Antonyms
attainable, achievable, reachable, feasible
Memory tip
Un + attain (reach): a goal that always stays out of reach.

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For centuries, a perpetual-motion machine has been the ______ dream of inventors, since such a device would violate the laws of thermodynamics.

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The coach worried that the record time was ______ for most of the team, so she set more modest personal goals for each runner.

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