Unavailable

//ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A communist who operated underground and was therefore not available for a political leadership position. US
Adjective
  1. 1
    Unavailing; ineffective. obsolete

    "To recriminate now, he said, would be as exasperating as unavailable."

  2. 2
    Not available.

    "This product is unavailable at the moment, but we hope to order more by next week."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not available or accessible or at hand wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unobtainableabortivebeyond reachbootlessclosedclosed forever to

Example

More examples

"We're sorry. The number you have dialed is currently unavailable."

Etymology

From un- + available.

Related phrases

bio-unavailableunavailable energy

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