inaccessible

Everyday

1. Inaccessible means impossible or very hard to reach or get into. tree →
2. Inaccessible also means hard to understand. tree →
3. A place or website that is inaccessible cannot be used easily by disabled people, for example with no ramp for wheelchairs. tree →

In the lessons

In geography, an inaccessible place like a mountain top or remote island is hard to reach. In everyday life and citizenship, buildings must be made accessible with ramps, lifts and wide doors; an inaccessible building leaves people out. In safety, keep medicines inaccessible to small children. In computing, a website is inaccessible if screen readers cannot use it.

Examples

• The village is inaccessible in winter because of snow. tree →
• Keep medicines inaccessible to toddlers. tree →
• The old library was inaccessible to wheelchair users until they built a ramp. tree →
• The treasure was hidden in an inaccessible cave. tree →
• The website was inaccessible during the storm. tree →
• His writing is so complicated it is inaccessible to most readers. tree →
• They usually come either to an opening which leads into the underground world, or to the base of an apparently inaccessible hill. tree →

Note

«In-» means not. Spelling: double c and double s — inaccessible. Opposite: accessible.