unobtainability
State of impossibility
Unobtainability is the quality of being impossible or extremely difficult to get.
The word emphasizes that something lies beyond reach—not merely scarce or expensive, but fundamentally unavailable: The unobtainability of tickets made the concert legendary.
Often used for abstract things: the unobtainability of closure, the unobtainability of perfection.
Intense prolonged craving
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- covetingDesiring what's another's
- desireIntense wanting
aspiration · hunger · thirst · pursuit · quest · obsession · infatuation · unrequited
Seldom found or seen
- scarceIn short supply
- limitedRestricted in extent
- finiteHaving definite bounds
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
exhausted · sold out · discontinued · extinct · irreplaceable · one-of-a-kind · unique · singular
Not physically present
- elusiveHard to find
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
ungraspable · vanishing · mirage · phantom · will-o-wisp · chimera · uncatchable · beyond reach
Intense weary annoyance
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- defeatVictory over another
- hopelessnessState without hope
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
futility · desperation · discouragement · despair · resignation · anguish · torment · unfulfillment
Obstruction preventing passage
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- off-limitsProhibited from access
- forbiddenNot allowed
restricted · closed · locked away · out of bounds · unavailable · impenetrable · gatekept · privileged
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
desire · aspiration · hunger · thirst · pursuit · quest · obsession · infatuation · unrequited · forbidden
rare
Seldom found or seen
depleted · exhausted · sold out · discontinued · extinct · irreplaceable · one-of-a-kind · unique · singular · priceless
intangible
Not physically present
slippery · ungraspable · vanishing · mirage · phantom · will-o-wisp · chimera · uncatchable · beyond reach · disappearing
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- defeatVictory over another
- hopelessnessState without hope
helplessness · futility · desperation · discouragement · despair · resignation · anguish · torment · unfulfillment · thwarted
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- off-limitsProhibited from access
forbidden · restricted · closed · locked away · out of bounds · unavailable · impenetrable · gatekept · privileged · exclusive
unobtainabilityavailability
State of being obtainable
obtainability · accessibility · attainability · reachability · procurability
obtain, obtainable, obtainability, unobtainable, obtains, obtained, obtaining, obtainment, tenable