unattainable
Cannot be achieved
Unattainable describes something that cannot be reached, achieved, or obtained.
Goals may be unattainable because they're too ambitious, resources too scarce, or circumstances too limiting: She pursued an unattainable standard of perfection.
An unattainable person is beyond romantic reach—too beautiful, too powerful, or simply unavailable: He spent years pining for an unattainable woman.
Cannot be accomplished
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- unrealizableImpossible to achieve
- unobtainableImpossible to acquire
- insurmountableImpossible to overcome
infeasible · impractical · hopeless · inconceivable · unworkable · undoable · quixotic · impracticable
Imagined perfect society
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- eldoradoImaginary realm of riches
- nirvanaRelease from cyclical existence
paradise · mirage · moonshine · cloud-cuckoo-land · idealization · daydream · reverie · impossibility
Cannot be reached
- forbiddenNot allowed
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- restrictedLimited in scope
guarded · out-of-bounds · privileged · elite · rarefied · ivory-tower · gatekept · members-only
Not physically present
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
slippery · fugitive · transient · incorporeal · nebulous · illusory · phantom · gossamer
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
- cravingPowerful urge to have
desire · ache · coveting · hunger · thirst · obsession · infatuation · unrequited
Sadness from unmet expectations
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- futilityLack of purpose
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
defeat · discouragement · disillusionment · despair · thwarted · stymied · blocked · defeated
unachievable
Cannot be accomplished
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- unrealizableImpossible to achieve
- unobtainableImpossible to acquire
insurmountable · infeasible · impractical · hopeless · inconceivable · unworkable · undoable · quixotic · impracticable · out-of-reach
utopia
Imagined perfect society
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- eldoradoImaginary realm of riches
nirvana · paradise · mirage · moonshine · cloud-cuckoo-land · idealization · daydream · reverie · impossibility · fairy-tale
inaccessible
Cannot be reached
- forbiddenNot allowed
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- off-limitsProhibited from access
restricted · guarded · out-of-bounds · privileged · elite · rarefied · ivory-tower · gatekept · members-only
intangible
Not physically present
evanescent · slippery · fugitive · transient · incorporeal · nebulous · illusory · phantom · gossamer · mercurial
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- heartacheDeep emotional distress
craving · desire · ache · coveting · hunger · thirst · obsession · infatuation · unrequited · unfulfilled
disappointment
Sadness from unmet expectations
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- futilityLack of purpose
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
resignation · defeat · discouragement · disillusionment · despair · thwarted · stymied · blocked · defeated
- difficultyeasy, hard, medium, difficult, moderate
- beyond reachunreachable, inaccessible, out of bounds, elusive, impossible
- inaccessibleinaccessible, unreachable, out of reach, unobtainable, beyond reach
- idealisticidealist, idealistic, utopian, quixotic, dreamer
- negativesno, not, never, none, nothing
- futilityfutile, futility, in vain, pointlessness, vain
unattainableattainable
Able to be reached
achievable · reachable · realizable · within reach · within grasp
unattainableobtainable
Able to be acquired
accessible · available · acquirable · procurable · handy