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unachievable

unachievable adjective: that cannot be achieved (or only with great difficulty).

Adjective

unachievable (not comparable)

  1. That cannot be achieved (or only with great difficulty).
    • However, the limitations of a storytelling project such as this seems to be that the notion of validation is unachievable mainly because it falls short of the so-called 'Hitchens's razor': that 'that which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence'.2015 October 23, Cillian McGrattan, The Politics of Trauma and Peace-Building: Lessons from Northern Ireland, Abington; New York: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2
    • Driver training has yet to take place, making SWR's promise of entry into passenger service this year looking unachievable.2021 November 3, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Rolling stock concerns as '701s' "not fit for purpose"”, in RAIL, number 943, page 21

Origin of unachievable

From un- + achievable.

Words formed from unachievable

Questions about unachievable

What does unachievable mean?
Unachievable means that cannot be achieved (or only with great difficulty).
What part of speech is unachievable?
Unachievable is an adjective.

Words near unachievable in the dictionary

  1. unacetylated
  2. unache
  3. unached
  4. unaches
  5. unachievability
  6. unachievable
  7. unachievably
  8. unachieved
  9. unaching
  10. unacidic
  11. unacidified

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