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impossible
[ im-pos-uh-buhl ]
/ ɪmˈpɒs ə bəl /
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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.
OTHER WORDS FOR impossible
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Origin of impossible
OTHER WORDS FROM impossible
im·pos·si·ble·ness, nounim·pos·si·bly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH impossible
impossible , impracticable, impractical, improbableWords nearby impossible
impose on, imposing, imposing stone, imposition, impossibility, impossible, impossible figure, impost, impost block, impostor, impostor syndrome
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How to use impossible in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for impossible
impossible
/ (ɪmˈpɒsəbəl) /
adjective
incapable of being done, undertaken, or experienced
incapable of occurring or happening
absurd or inconceivable; unreasonableit's impossible to think of him as a bishop
informal intolerable; outrageousthose children are impossible
Derived forms of impossible
impossibleness, nounimpossibly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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