as in unlikely
incapable of being solved or accomplished
the seemingly impossible problem of world hunger fitting everything in my backpack seemed an impossible task
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Recent Examples of impossible
Quantum internet is designed to be resistant to these threats, making data breaches nearly impossible.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Without pressure on the aggressor, peace is impossible.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
The system is impossible to jam with blasts of radio waves, a common counter-measure in the field.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
The chances of getting your hands on tulip bulb in the spring is impossible, says Hutchins.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Without pressure on the aggressor, peace is impossible.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
The system is impossible to jam with blasts of radio waves, a common counter-measure in the field.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
The chances of getting your hands on tulip bulb in the spring is impossible, says Hutchins.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impossible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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Matt Shaw was 1-for-13 in his first four games at Iowa, so the rookie who started in Japan is unlikely to return from Des Moines any time soon.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bondi signaled late last month that any criminal investigation into the matter was unlikely.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Previewing the playoffs with a playoff team draft Finding 3 positive thoughts for each of the NHL’s 15 most hopeless teams 16 stats: Blues’ turnaround, Lane Hutson’s stardom and Stars’ struggles Comments D Dan N. · 4h 17m ago Helle is thee best.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Mimi seesaws between hopeless heroin addict and righteous truth-teller.—
Jeffrey Seller,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For years, Chicago Public School officials would send dozens of names of problematic employees to monthly board meetings for their dismissals to be signed off on.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Apr. 2025
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For most people with autism, stimming is not a problematic behavior that should be controlled.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tapping into the endowment may be impractical for several reasons, including that some of it is legally restricted, but also because some of the unrestricted money is tied up in illiquid assets, such as in hedge funds, private equity and real estate that can’t be easily sold.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Blockchain might revolutionize insurance claim processing while proving impractical for emergency communications.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Regardless, returning him would be futile, said the president’s aides, as his ultimate fate would be imprisonment, in the United States or elsewhere.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another recommendation: Attacking Trump’s character, however abhorrent critics may find it, is futile.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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