Meaning & use
unattainable
Not able to be reached, achieved, or obtained, no matter how much effort is made.
See it in a sentence
Critics said the company's growth targets were simply unattainable within a single year.
For most students, a perfect score felt like an unattainable goal.
A note on using this word
Unattainable often describes goals or standards, rather than physical objects that are merely out of reach.
Words with a similar meaning
unachievableimpossible
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Words with an opposite meaning
attainableachievable
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