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impossible
[ im-pos-uh-buhl ]
adjective
- not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
- unable to be done, performed, effected, etc.:
an impossible assignment.
- incapable of being true, as a rumor.
- not to be done, endured, etc., with any degree of reason or propriety:
an impossible situation.
- utterly impracticable:
an impossible plan.
- hopelessly unsuitable, difficult, or objectionable.
Synonyms: , ,
impossible
/ ɪˈɒəə /
adjective
- incapable of being done, undertaken, or experienced
- incapable of occurring or happening
- absurd or inconceivable; unreasonable
it's impossible to think of him as a bishop
- informal.intolerable; outrageous
those children are impossible
Derived Forms
- ˈDz, adverb
- ˈDzԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·Dzs··Ա noun
- ·Dzs· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of impossible1
Example Sentences
Metaphorically speaking, of course, since many people think it would be impossible to do a worse job of opposing President Donald Trump.
Asked whether it was impossible to get every RTS meter switched over by 30 June, he said: "I wouldn't want to say impossible - but clearly very, very difficult to get to that point."
But it is often impossible to restore compromised services without the hackers' key – meaning the only way around it is to either use back-ups or install new systems and start again.
Mr Gulden said it was "currently impossible to quantify" cost increases resulting from tariffs, "or to conclude what impact this could have on the consumer demand for our products".
Until now the amount of carbon stored by the 1.5 trillion trees in the planet's rainforests has been impossible to calculate.
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