unapproachable

The word “unapproachable” has 5 syllables: un-ap-proach-a-ble

It's pronounced as /ˌʌnəˈproʊtʃəbəl/


What is synonym and antonym for unapproachable?

In the thesaurus, “unapproachable” has 33 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unapproachable along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for unapproachable

Antonyms for unapproachable

Meanings of unapproachable

  • adjective
    1. Not accessible or able to be reached.
    2. Aloof and unfriendly.
    3. Without any serious competition; unbeatable.

Example Sentences

  • Her stern expression made her seem unapproachable to strangers.
  • The supervisor's intimidating demeanor rendered him unapproachable to the employees.
  • The fortress was surrounded by unapproachable cliffs, making it nearly impossible to invade.
  • Despite her fame, the actress was surprisingly unapproachable in public.
  • The professor's reputation for being unapproachable kept students from seeking help outside of class.

On this page you'll find 52 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unapproachable, such as: accessible, acquirable, aloof, apart, approachable, attainable, away.

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Related Words

offish

  • aloof
  • annoyed
  • antisocial
  • apathetic
  • asocial
  • buttoned-up
  • chill
  • chilly
  • clinical
  • cliquey
  • cliquish
  • clubbish
  • cold
  • cold-eyed
  • cool
  • detached
  • diffident
  • disinterested
  • dispassionate
  • distant
  • dry
  • frigid
  • frosty
  • hard
  • impersonal
  • impertinent
  • impudent
  • incurious
  • indifferent
  • indrawn
  • insolent
  • introverted
  • lukewarm
  • misanthropic
  • nongregarious
  • offended
  • offhand
  • procacious
  • professional
  • recessive
  • reclusive
  • remote
  • reserved
  • reticent
  • shy
  • silent
  • solitary
  • standoff
  • standoffish
  • taciturn
  • timid
  • unapproachable
  • unbending
  • unclubbable
  • uncommunicative
  • unconcerned
  • undemonstrative
  • unenthusiastic
  • unfriendly
  • uninterested
  • unresponsive
  • unsociable
  • unsocial
  • unwelcoming
  • withdrawn

off-putting

  • abhorrent
  • abominable
  • animal
  • appalling
  • atrocious
  • awful
  • barbarous
  • black
  • bleak
  • brackish
  • contemptible
  • creepy
  • dampening
  • daunting
  • depressing
  • depressive
  • despicable
  • deterring
  • detestable
  • disadvantageous
  • disagreeable
  • disappointing
  • disgusting
  • disheartening
  • dislikable
  • dislikeable
  • dismal
  • dismaying
  • dispiriting
  • dissuading
  • distasteful
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • dour
  • dreadful
  • dreary
  • evil
  • exceptionable
  • execrable
  • forbidding
  • foreboding
  • foul
  • frightening
  • frightful
  • fulsome
  • ghastly
  • gloomy
  • glowering
  • grewsome
  • grim
  • grisly
  • gross
  • gruesome
  • hard
  • hateful
  • heinous
  • hideous
  • hindering
  • horrendous
  • horrible
  • horrid
  • horrific
  • horrifying
  • hostile
  • inhospitable
  • inopportune
  • loathsome
  • lousy
  • lurid
  • macabre
  • menacing
  • miserable
  • monstrous
  • nasty
  • nauseating
  • nauseous
  • nightmarish
  • noisome
  • noxious
  • objectionable
  • obnoxious
  • obscene
  • odious
  • offensive
  • oppressive
  • pugnacious
  • rancid
  • repellant
  • repellent
  • repressing
  • repugnant
  • repulsive
  • revolting
  • scandalous
  • shocking
  • sick
  • sickening
  • sickish
  • sickly
  • sinister
  • sleazy
  • terrible
  • threatening
  • tough
  • ugly
  • unapproachable
  • unchristian
  • uncivilized
  • undesirable
  • unfavorable
  • unfriendly
  • ungodly
  • unhealthy
  • unholy
  • uninviting
  • unpleasant
  • unpropitious
  • unsavory
  • unsightly
  • unspeakable
  • unwanted
  • unwelcome
  • unwholesome
  • upsetting
  • vile

unattainable

  • absurd
  • aloof
  • apart
  • away
  • beyond
  • beyond reach
  • contrary to reason
  • cureless
  • debatable
  • disputable
  • distant
  • doubtable
  • doubtful
  • dubious
  • elusive
  • fantastic
  • fantastical
  • far
  • far-fetched
  • far-off
  • faraway
  • fishy
  • futile
  • hardly possible
  • hidden
  • hopeless
  • hundred-to-one
  • impassable
  • impervious
  • implausible
  • impossible
  • impracticable
  • impractical
  • improbable
  • inaccessible
  • inapproachable
  • inconceivable
  • inconvenient
  • incredible
  • inexecutable
  • infeasible
  • insoluble
  • insolvable
  • insuperable
  • insurmountable
  • irrealizable
  • irreparable
  • isolated
  • no-go
  • no-win
  • not a prayer
  • not at hand
  • out of the question
  • out of the way
  • out-of-the-way
  • outlandish
  • preposterous
  • problematic
  • problematical
  • questionable
  • remote
  • removed
  • ridiculous
  • secluded
  • shady
  • shaky
  • suspect
  • suspicious
  • too much
  • unachievable
  • unapproachable
  • unavailable
  • unbelievable
  • uncorrectable
  • undoable
  • unfeasible
  • ungettable
  • unimaginable
  • unlikely
  • unobtainable
  • unreachable
  • unrealizable
  • unreasonable
  • unrecoverable
  • unsolvable
  • unthinkable
  • untouchable
  • unusable
  • unworkable
  • useless
  • visionary
  • way-out

unavailable

uncommunicative

  • aloof
  • backward
  • bashful
  • buttoned-up
  • clammed up
  • clandestine
  • close
  • close-mouthed
  • closemouthed
  • covert
  • coy
  • curt
  • dark
  • demure
  • diffident
  • discreet
  • distant
  • dried-up
  • dumb
  • dumbstruck
  • evasive
  • furtive
  • guarded
  • hugger-mugger
  • hush-hush
  • inarticulate
  • indrawn
  • inhibited
  • introverted
  • laconic
  • modest
  • mum
  • mute
  • muted
  • nonvocal
  • offish
  • prudent
  • quiet
  • reserved
  • restrained
  • reticent
  • retiring
  • secret
  • secretive
  • sedate
  • self-contained
  • self-effacing
  • sheepish
  • short
  • silent
  • sneak
  • sneaky
  • sober
  • speechless
  • staid
  • standoffish
  • stealthy
  • sulking
  • sulky
  • sullen
  • surreptitious
  • taciturn
  • tight-lipped
  • tight-mouthed
  • tongue-tied
  • unapproachable
  • undercover
  • underhand
  • underhanded
  • unresponsive
  • unsociable
  • voiceless
  • wordless

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