inaccessible
adjective
in·ac·ces·si·ble
ˌi-nik-ˈse-sə-bəl 
(ˌ)i-ˌnak-
: not accessible
an inaccessible area
an inaccessible goal
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Examples of inaccessible in a Sentence
The area is inaccessible by road.
His prose is inaccessible to many readers.
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In circumstances where treatment is either inaccessible or inadequate, frustrated patients are resorting to do-it-yourself medicine, like using psilocybin to manage cluster headaches.
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
The facility had no hot water and a handwashing sink was inaccessible due to a ladder in front of the sink and old cans inside the basin.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The area was so inaccessible by air and ground that the plane’s wreckage wasn’t discovered until 1999, 51 years later, thanks in part to the efforts of private searchers.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
During the hours that TikTok was inaccessible, Instagram and Facebook appeared to receive only a modest increase in daily active users and downloads, according to the market research firm Sensor Tower.
—Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
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Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
The facility had no hot water and a handwashing sink was inaccessible due to a ladder in front of the sink and old cans inside the basin.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The area was so inaccessible by air and ground that the plane’s wreckage wasn’t discovered until 1999, 51 years later, thanks in part to the efforts of private searchers.
—Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
During the hours that TikTok was inaccessible, Instagram and Facebook appeared to receive only a modest increase in daily active users and downloads, according to the market research firm Sensor Tower.
—Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Inaccessible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inaccessible. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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inaccessible
adjective
in·ac·ces·si·ble
ˌin-ik-ˈses-ə-bəl
(ˌ)in-ˌak-
: not accessible
an inaccessible area
an inaccessible goal
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