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unapproachable

un·ap·proach·a·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-uh-proh-chuh-buh l]
    • /ˌʌn əˈproʊ tʃə bəl/
    • /ˌʌn.əˈprəʊ.tʃə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-uh-proh-chuh-buh l]
    • /ˌʌn əˈproʊ tʃə bəl/

Definitions of unapproachable word

  • adjective unapproachable not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person. 1
  • adjective unapproachable impossible to equal or rival: unapproachable mastery of her art. 1
  • adjective unapproachable aloof 1
  • abbreviation UNAPPROACHABLE unrivalled 1
  • adjective unapproachable If you describe someone as unapproachable, you mean that they seem to be difficult to talk to and not very friendly. 0
  • adjective unapproachable discouraging intimacy, friendliness, etc; aloof 0

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Origin of unapproachable

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; un-1 + approachable

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Parts of speech for Unapproachable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unapproachable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

unapproachable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unapproachable

adj unapproachable

  • aloof — Someone who is aloof is not very friendly and does not like to spend time with other people.
  • anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
  • beyond reach — inaccessible
  • blockaded — the isolating, closing off, or surrounding of a place, as a port, harbor, or city, by hostile ships or troops to prevent entrance or exit.
  • cold-shoulder — to snub; show indifference to.

adverb unapproachable

  • aloofly — at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates.

noun unapproachable

  • aloofness — the quality or state of being aloof, distant, or reserved; indifference: His girlfriend's recent aloofness may be a sign that the relationship is over.
  • inaccessibility — not accessible; unapproachable.

adjective unapproachable

  • coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
  • cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
  • eremetic — Of or pertaining to eremites, reclusive, isolated.
  • eremitic — Characteristic of a hermit.
  • hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.

Antonyms for unapproachable

noun unapproachable

  • accessibility — easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use.

adj unapproachable

  • approachable — If you describe someone as approachable, you think that they are friendly and easy to talk to.
  • buddy-buddy — very friendly; intimate.
  • come-at-able — easily accessible.
  • free-and-easy — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
  • garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.

adjective unapproachable

  • accessible — If a place or building is accessible to people, it is easy for them to reach it or get into it. If an object is accessible, it is easy to reach.
  • workaday — of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.

Top questions with unapproachable

  • what makes a woman unapproachable?

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