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unavailable

a·vail·a·ble
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-vey-luh-buh l]
    • /əˈveɪ lə bəl/
    • /ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-vey-luh-buh l]
    • /əˈveɪ lə bəl/

Definitions of unavailable word

  • adjective unavailable suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available. 1
  • adjective unavailable readily obtainable; accessible: available resources. 1
  • adjective unavailable having sufficient power or efficacy; valid. 1
  • adjective unavailable Archaic. efficacious; profitable; advantageous. 1
  • adjective unavailable person: that cannot be reached 1
  • adjective unavailable When things or people are unavailable, you cannot obtain them, meet them, or talk to them. 0

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Origin of unavailable

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1425-75; See origin at avail, -able

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Unavailable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unavailable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for unavailable

adj unavailable

  • absent — If someone or something is absent from a place or situation where they should be or where they usually are, they are not there.
  • anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
  • anticlimactic — of, having, or like an anticlimax
  • at it — having sex
  • at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.

adjective unavailable

  • engaged — Busy; occupied.
  • forceless — Without force.
  • nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
  • occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
  • off — so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come off.

Antonyms for unavailable

adj unavailable

  • all set — prepared; ready
  • all systems go — ready for action
  • aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
  • at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
  • be had — To be deceived.

adjective unavailable

  • forthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
  • getatable — Capable of being got at; accessible.
  • liquid — composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
  • liquiform — Resembling a liquid.
  • nondiscriminatory — characterized by or showing prejudicial treatment, especially as an indication of bias related to age, color, national origin, religion, sex, etc.: discriminatory practices in housing; a discriminatory tax.

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