# unreachable

/ənˈɹitʃəbəɫ/ (US) · /ʌnɹˈiːtʃəbəl/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/unreachable
Updated: 2026-10-15

## Definition

not able to be reached, contacted, or gotten to. You use it when a person does not answer, or a place or goal is too far or blocked.

For teachers: incapable of being reached, contacted, or achieved, whether physically, by communication, or as an abstract goal or standard.

## Examples

- Her phone is off, so she is unreachable right now.
- The mountain village becomes unreachable by road after heavy snow blocks the only pass.
- After the storm cut power and phone lines, the coastal town felt strangely unreachable, as if it had slipped outside the modern world.

## Synonyms

inaccessible, unavailable, unattainable

## Antonyms

reachable, accessible, available, attainable

## Usage notes

- Often follows linking verbs like 'be' or 'become'; pairs with 'by' to show means, as in 'unreachable by phone'.

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