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   impossible

   /ɪmˈpɒsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to occur, exist, or be done: "a seemingly impossible task" Similar not possiblebeyond the bounds of possibilityout of the questionnot worth consideringunfeasibleimpracticalimpracticablenon-viableunworkablebeyond oneunthinkableunimaginableinconceivableparadoxicalillogicalirrationalinformal:undoablelike herding catsunattainableunachievableunobtainablehopelessimpracticalimplausiblefar-fetchedimpracticableunworkableforlornvainincredibleunbelievableabsurdludicrousridiculouslaughablerisiblepreposterousoutlandishoutrageouswildhare-brainedOpposite possibleeasypossibleattainable
   • ▪ very difficult to deal with: "she was in an impossible situation" Similar unbearableintolerableunendurableunsustainableinformal:no-winOpposite bearabletolerable
   • ▪ (of a person) very unreasonable: "what an arrogant impossible fool" Similar unmanageableintractablerecalcitrantwaywardobjectionabledifficultdemandingawkwardperverseungovernableintolerableunbearableunendurableexasperatingmaddeninginfuriatingOpposite manageableeasy to please

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin impossibilis, from in- ‘not’ + possibilis (see possible).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › impossibleIMPOSSIBLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IMPOSSIBLE definition: 1. If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be achieved: 2. An impossible…. Learn more.

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   impossible: [adjective] incapable of being or of occurring. felt to be incapable of being done, attained, or fulfilled : insuperably difficult.

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   Impossible definition: not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.. See examples of IMPOSSIBLE used in a sentence.

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   Something that's impossible can't be done. If you want to stop eating donuts but you just can't, you might say it's impossible. ... Spanish-English dictionary ...

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionimpossible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation ...

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   impossible for somebody Going downstairs would be impossible for him with his sprained ankle. impossible to do The outcome is impossible to predict. It's impossible to prove. Cheap rental accommodation was impossible to find. it is impossible to do something It's impossible to say which is the best. It is impossible to tell whether it will ...

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › impossibleIMPOSSIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 meanings: 1. incapable of being done, undertaken, or experienced 2. incapable of occurring or happening 3. absurd or.... Click for more definitions.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › impossibleIMPOSSIBLE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   IMPOSSIBLE definition: 1. If an action or event is impossible, it cannot happen or be done: 2. very difficult to deal…. Learn more.