as in inaccessible
hard or impossible to get to or get at
a nearly unapproachable fortress in the mountains
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Recent Examples of unapproachable
From the outside, Ramadan notes, the Nautor Swan community can look pretentious, unapproachable.
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Tonya Russell, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
Now researchers can finally access a corner of the geometric universe that was once completely unapproachable.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
This series has not set out to mythologize Indigenous communities with bespoke, unapproachable, or mystic traditional practices and solutions — but instead underscores humility as a throughline.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 17 Sep. 2024
No truer than in Orange County, where fine dining too often coincides with unapproachable.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unapproachable 
Tonya Russell, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
Now researchers can finally access a corner of the geometric universe that was once completely unapproachable.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
This series has not set out to mythologize Indigenous communities with bespoke, unapproachable, or mystic traditional practices and solutions — but instead underscores humility as a throughline.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 17 Sep. 2024
No truer than in Orange County, where fine dining too often coincides with unapproachable.
—Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 12 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unapproachable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapproachable
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A week after flames damaged the restaurant and destroyed huge swaths of the oceanside area, Gladstones remained shuttered and inaccessible to the public as the Palisades fire continued to rage.—
Cindy Carcamo,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Internet service providers will also be required to make the app inaccessible to U.S. internet browsers.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And consumers seem to have a strong interest in in-store pickup options; according to Locally data, nearly half of e-commerce shoppers abandoned their carts if local pickup was unavailable during the 2024 holiday season.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
16 Jan. 2025
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Which is why then-Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe kept Domi on Matthews’ right wing (instead of Marner) when the playoffs began (before again moving Domi back to the middle when Matthews was unavailable due to injury).—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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The beautiful Palisades home my mother cared for most of her life had always been untouchable in my mind’s eye.—
Yesika Salgado,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Their overconfidence led to underestimating systemic risks, believing their models were untouchable.—
Mark Kane,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Unapproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapproachable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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