UNOBTAINABLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unobtainable mean? 

• UNOBTAINABLE (adjective)
  The adjective UNOBTAINABLE has 1 sense:

1. not capable of being obtained

  Familiarity information: UNOBTAINABLE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNOBTAINABLE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not capable of being obtained

Synonyms:

inaccessible; unobtainable; unprocurable; untouchable

Context example:

untouchable resources buried deep within the earth

Similar:

unavailable (not available or accessible or at hand)

 Context examples 

Researchers took samples of dental enamel from the ancient fossil which was discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia, and used mass spectrometry to sequence the ancient protein and retrieved genetic information previously unobtainable using DNA testing.

(‘Game-changing’ research could solve evolution mysteries, University of Cambridge)