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unreachable

adjective
un·​reach·​able | \ ˌən-ˈrÄ“-chÉ™-bÉ™l How to pronounce unreachable (audio) \

Definition of unreachable

: incapable of being reached: such as
a : impossible to get to or get at a location unreachable by car
b : impossible to contact or communicate with was unreachable by phone emotionally unreachable teenagers
c : impossible to achieve : not attainable an unreachable dream/goal

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Other Words from unreachable

unreachably \ ˌən-​ˈrÄ“-​chÉ™-​blÄ“ How to pronounce unreachably (audio) \ adverb

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Requests for interviews with the commanders of the Royal Bahamas Police Force and Royal Bahamas Defence Force in Marsh Harbour were declined or went unanswered, and the chief governmental administrator for the region was unreachable on Sunday. New York Times, "Corpses Strewn, People Missing a Week After Dorian Hit the Bahamas," 8 Sep. 2019 Prior to this work, nanotubes had to be 99.999999 percent pure to work in a processor, a standard that is currently unreachable. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Milestone Carbon-Nanotube Microchip Sends First Message: ‘Hello World!’," 30 Aug. 2019 Residents of Srinagar, the Kashmiri capital, confirmed that the authorities had reconnected some landlines, although many were still unreachable. Niha Masih, Washington Post, "India loosens clampdown in Kashmir, but leaders remain detained," 19 Aug. 2019 After capturing the pole, his second of the season, Newgarden appeared to be in prime position to raise the championship bar to unreachable heights for his competition. Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, "IndyCar: History nearly repeats as Josef Newgarden limps across finish line at Gateway," 25 Aug. 2019 Under Mangino, the Jayhawks rose to heights that now appear to be unreachable, going 12-1 in 2007 and winning the 2008 Orange Bowl over Virginia Tech. Los Angeles Times, "College football: Will fresh starts for Les Miles and Mack Brown revive their careers?," 8 Aug. 2019 Farrah says that self-care shouldn’t been seen as unreachable. Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, "Why Self-Care Is Essential for Mental Health — and How to Practice it Without Spending a Penny," 24 July 2019 And Elliott wasn’t unreachable this offseason leading up to training camp. Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, "Ezekiel Elliott hosted Cowboys RBs at his home and went over plays, rookie says," 27 July 2019 Earlier, when the web browser was the lone medium to access the internet, an ISP could easily identify and block the uniform resource locator (URL) of that page and the content would be unreachable. Niharika Sharma, Quartz India, "It took a ban and a government notice for ByteDance to wake up in India," 21 July 2019

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First Known Use of unreachable

circa 1586, in the meaning defined above

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unreachable

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of unreachable

: not able to be arrived at
: not able to be achieved
: not able to be found or spoken to

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