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
Leading men of the time were mass-market curiosities and genuinely unapproachable through other means; the space at the top of culture was still fairly small, and people were hungry to gaze at it.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
His team perceives him as unapproachable and out of touch with the human side of business.
—Patricia Kennedy, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
If leaders are stressed, unapproachable, or disengaged, that energy trickles down to the rest of the team.
—Stephen Nalley, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
From the outside, Ramadan notes, the Nautor Swan community can look pretentious, unapproachable.
—Tonya Russell, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
His team perceives him as unapproachable and out of touch with the human side of business.
—Patricia Kennedy, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
If leaders are stressed, unapproachable, or disengaged, that energy trickles down to the rest of the team.
—Stephen Nalley, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2024
From the outside, Ramadan notes, the Nautor Swan community can look pretentious, unapproachable.
—Tonya Russell, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unapproachable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unapproachable
Adjective
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But even for Haitians in the capital, the city remains inaccessible due to the gangs control of roads and its tiny airport.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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By 2021, Monk had figured out how to count up all sorts of geodesics that had previously been inaccessible.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Unlike the watch pictured his watch had a gold dial and black strap and is currently unavailable online.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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At present, specifics regarding the extent of land burned and the size of the crew executing the prescribed fire are unavailable.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacramento Bee,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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An exit from deflation and deepening corporate governance reforms have drawn more investors to a market once seen as all but untouchable for foreigners.—
Reuters,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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That makes sense for untouchable contract star Luna, but her casting only underscores yet again the ordinariness of the construction of the film’s back-to-planet-Earth prison scenes.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Unapproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unapproachable. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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