unattained
Still not accomplished
Unattained describes something not yet achieved or reached.
Goals, dreams, or standards remain unattained when efforts fall short or time runs out: The unattained summit haunted him for years.
The word carries a sense of incompleteness—something was pursued but not secured.
Not brought to completion
- unrealizedNot made actual
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- undevelopedNot fully formed
unaccomplished · unexecuted · unperfected · inchoate · incipient · pending · awaiting · deferred
Present but inactive
- dormantInactive but capable
- untappedNot yet utilized
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- nascentBeginning to develop
embryonic · undeveloped · unrealized · promise · prospect · possibility · capacity · inherent
Cannot be accessed
- unobtainableImpossible to acquire
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- ungraspableImpossible to seize
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
elusive · beyond · distant · remote · faraway · out-of-reach · unconquered · unmastered
unfulfilled
Not brought to completion
- unrealizedNot made actual
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
undeveloped · unaccomplished · unexecuted · unperfected · inchoate · incipient · pending · awaiting · deferred · postponed
latent
Present but inactive
nascent · embryonic · undeveloped · unrealized · promise · prospect · possibility · capacity · inherent · awaiting
unreachable
Cannot be accessed
- unobtainableImpossible to acquire
- inaccessibleCannot be reached
- ungraspableImpossible to seize
unachievable · elusive · beyond · distant · remote · faraway · out-of-reach · unconquered · unmastered · unseized
goal
Desired end result
hope · yearning · longing · wish · objective · aim · target · quest · pursuit · vision
- unfulfilledunfulfilled, unsatisfied, dissatisfied, unmet, incomplete
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
- outcomesoutcome, win, effect, impact, success