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unattainable

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/ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbl/ · un-at-tain-a-ble

Not able to be achieved; impossible to attain.

Meanings

adjectiveformal

Not able to be achieved; impossible to attain.

پہنچنے کے قابل نہیں؛ حاصل کرنا ناممکن ہے۔

نہ پہنچنے کے قابل

nah pahunchne ke qaabil

Formal: ناممکن

Synonyms

impossibleinaccessibleunreachableناممکنناپہنچغیر قابل حصول

Antonyms

attainableachievablereachableحاصل کرنے کے قابلپہنچنے کے قابلممکن

Common Collocations

  • unattainable goals
  • unattainable dreams
  • unattainable standards

Example Sentences

Many consider world peace to be an unattainable goal.

بہت سے لوگوں کا خیال ہے کہ عالمی امن حاصل کرنا ناممکن ہے۔

Bahut se logon ka khayal hai ke aalmi aman hasil karna namumkin hai.

Her standards for perfection often seem unattainable.

اس کے کامل ہونے کے معیار اکثر ناپہنچ لگتے ہیں۔

Is ke kaamil honay ke maayar aksar na pahuanch lagte hain.

He stopped chasing unattainable dreams and started focusing on realistic ones.

اس نے ناپہنچ خوابوں کے پیچھے بھاگنا چھوڑ دیا اور حقیقت پسند خوابوں پر توجہ دینا شروع کر دیا۔

Us ne na pahuanch khwabon ke peeche bhaagna chhod diya aur haqeeqat pasand khwabon par tawajjo dena shuru kar diya.

Easily Confused With

inaccessible:While 'unattainable' refers to something that cannot be achieved, 'inaccessible' means that something cannot be reached physically.

Word Family

attain
verbحاصل کرنا
attainable
adjectiveحاصل کرنے کے قابل
attainment
nounحاصل

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of unattainable dreams that are just out of reach.

Visualize a high mountain that you wish to climb but cannot reach the summit.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

محبت کے راستوں میں جس کو پایا نہیں، وہ خواب ہے جو ناپہنچ ہے!

Mohabbat ke raaston mein jisko paaya nahi, woh khwab hai jo na pahuanch hai!

In the paths of love, what was not found is a dream that is unattainable!

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🗣️ Urdu Proverb

جلدی کر، ابھی وقت ہے!

Jaldi kar, abhi waqt hai!

Hurry up, there is still time!

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "unattainable" — not able to be achieved

First known use: 16th century

The term 'unattainable' combines the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' with 'attainable', which itself derives from Old French 'atteindre'.