inaccessible

adjective

in·​ac·​ces·​si·​ble ˌi-nik-ˈse-sə-bəl 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

: not accessible

an inaccessible area

an inaccessible goal

inaccessibility

ˌi-nik-ˌse-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

noun

inaccessibly

ˌi-nik-ˈse-sə-blē 

(ˌ)i-ˌnak-

adverb

Synonyms of inaccessible

• unavailable

Examples of inaccessible in a Sentence

The area is inaccessible by road.

His prose is inaccessible to many readers.

Recent Examples on the Web

Given that this Zone of Avoidance takes up about 20% of the entire sky from our vantage point on Earth, that's a lot of celestial real estate inaccessible to us. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2026

While some of those projects have been welcomed by residents, some have gotten pushback for making beloved city parks inaccessible for much of the spring and summer. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 May 2026

For decades, the space has been largely inaccessible, used intermittently for storage, its future still undecided. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026

Today the monument is still virtually inaccessible due to being surrounded by cars. —Lucius Riccio, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin inaccessibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin accessibilis accessible

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for inaccessible

• accessible
• addressable
• assessable
• compressible
• expressible
• incompressible
• inexpressible
• irrepressible

Kids Definition

inaccessible

adjective

in·​ac·​ces·​si·​ble ˌin-ik-ˈses-ə-bəl 

(ˌ)in-ˌak-

: not accessible

an inaccessible area

an inaccessible goal

inaccessibility

-ˌses-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

noun

inaccessibly

-ˈses-ə-blē 

adverb