Meaning & use
Unobtainable
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Impossible to get or achieve.
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Tickets to the sold-out concert were unobtainable within minutes.
Perfection is an unobtainable standard that only leads to frustration.
A note on using this word
Often used interchangeably with "unattainable," though "unobtainable" leans slightly more toward physical goods or resources.
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