UNAVAILABLE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

unavailable

adjective

ˌən-ə-ˈvā-lə-bəl

Definition of unavailable

as in inaccessible

hard or impossible to get to or get at the commander is unavailable right now

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Recent Examples of unavailable Right-hander Ryan Watson, who got the call in the ninth because Ben Joyce was unavailable after pitching on Tuesday night, allowed the final two runs. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 With Aroldis Chapman unavailable after pitching on back-to-back nights, Wyatt Olds came on with a one-run lead in the bottom of the 10th. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 The experts could not evaluate six more deaths because coroner records were incomplete or unavailable. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026 For about five years, a direct route to the light rail station has been unavailable for neighborhoods north of the railroad tracks, sending motorists west before heading back east to the station. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unavailable

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inaccessible

Adjective

In response to a successful challenge, library staff have to relocate the material to an area inaccessible to minors, the law says.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
The Dollywood website became overloaded Tuesday after word spread of her death and was inaccessible for more than two hours.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026

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