inaccessible

adjective
UK: /ˌɪnəkˈsesəbl/
US: /ˌɪnəkˈsesəbl/

  1. Difficult or impossible to reach or get to.

    1. The remote village is inaccessible by car during winter.
    2. The summit was inaccessible due to the dangerous weather conditions making climb impossible.

  2. Difficult to understand or appreciate.

    1. His early poems are quite inaccessible to modern readers.
    2. Some find the theory inaccessible because it requires advanced knowledge of mathematics.

  3. Not able to be used or obtained.

    1. The data was temporarily inaccessible after the system crash.
    2. Due to scheduled maintenance, the website will be inaccessible for several hours tonight.

Synonyms

unreachable remote unattainable isolated unintelligible obscure

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "inaccessible" in English means: Difficult or impossible to reach or get to., Difficult to understand or appreciate., Not able to be used or obtained..

The phonetic transcription of "inaccessible" is /ˌɪnəkˈsesəbl/ in British English and /ˌɪnəkˈsesəbl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "inaccessible": unreachable, remote, unattainable, isolated, unintelligible, obscure.

Example usage of "inaccessible": "The remote village is inaccessible by car during winter.". More examples on the page.