ungrabbable
Slips through fingers
Something ungrabbable cannot be seized, grasped, or taken hold of—either literally or figuratively.
A wet bar of soap is ungrabbable; so is an elusive concept that refuses to crystallize in your mind.
The word often describes things that slip away just as you reach for them: The ungrabbable lead kept changing hands throughout the game.
In digital contexts, it may refer to content or elements that cannot be selected or downloaded.
Hard to find
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- intangibleNot physically present
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- untouchableExempt from criticism or harm
ephemeral · vaporous · wispy · smoke · shadow · quicksilver · mercury · eel
Beyond verbal expression
- indefinableResisting exact explanation
- unquantifiableCannot be numerically expressed
- amorphousWithout distinct shape
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
nebulous · elusive · inchoate · abstract · intangible · ungraspable · incomprehensible · unfathomable
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- mercurialProne to sudden change
- volatileLiable to sudden change
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
changeable · unstable · shifting · unpredictable · capricious · erratic · moody · elusive
Failed to reach
- lostUnable to navigate
- squanderedCarelessly used up
- escapedGot away from confinement
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
gone · slipped · forfeit · unreachable · inaccessible · unattainable · impossible · hopeless
elusive
Hard to find
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- intangibleNot physically present
- fleetingPassing very quickly
untouchable · ephemeral · vaporous · wispy · smoke · shadow · quicksilver · mercury · eel · soap
ineffable
Beyond verbal expression
- indefinableResisting exact explanation
- unquantifiableCannot be numerically expressed
- amorphousWithout distinct shape
vague · nebulous · elusive · inchoate · abstract · intangible · ungraspable · incomprehensible · unfathomable · inscrutable
fleeting
Passing very quickly
fickle · changeable · unstable · shifting · unpredictable · capricious · erratic · moody · elusive · unreliable
missed
Failed to reach
- lostUnable to navigate
- squanderedCarelessly used up
- escapedGot away from confinement
vanished · gone · slipped · forfeit · unreachable · inaccessible · unattainable · impossible · hopeless · futile
ungrabbableattainable
Able to be reached
obtainable · accessible · within reach · available · catchable
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