unrealisable

Beyond all reach

Unable to be made real, achieved, or accomplished.

Dreams, ambitions, or plans described as unrealisable are beyond practical reach: an unrealisable fantasy of early retirement.

The word also applies to assets that cannot be converted to cash.

British spelling of unrealizable.

impossible

unattainable

Impossible to acquire

unobtainable · unfulfillable · inaccessible · unworkable · impracticable · undoable · unviable · unrealistic · untenable · insuperable

impractical

quixotic

Impractically pursuing lofty goals

idealistic · impracticable · unworkable · unrealistic · romantic · starry-eyed · ivory-tower · pie-in-the-sky · head-in-clouds · abstract

aspiration

ambition

Desire for achievement

wish · desire · goal · dream · aim · intention · craving · hunger · thirst · pursuit

dream

fantasy

Imaginative mental wandering

  • illusionMisleading sensory impression
  • chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
  • mirageAtmospheric optical deception

daydream · delusion · figment · phantasm · reverie · moonshine

disappointment

letdown

Failure to satisfy expectations

defeat · regret · dismay · dejection · resignation · heartbreak · despair · unfulfillment

Opposites
feasibility

unrealisablerealisable

Capable of being achieved

achievable · attainable · realizable · feasible · possible

actuality

unrealisablerealised

Became aware of

achieved · actualized · accomplished · fulfilled · materialized

practicality/implementation

unrealisablepractical

Suited for real use

workable · implementable · actionable · realistic · pragmatic

Family

real, really, reality, surreal, realism, realise, realist, unreality, realisation

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