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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 › dictionary › englishIMPOSSIBLE | 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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   The meaning of IMPOSSIBLE is incapable of being or of occurring. How to use impossible in a sentence.

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

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › impossibleimpossible adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   adjective. /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/ /ɪmˈpɑːsəbl/ Idioms. that cannot exist or be done; not possible. almost/virtually/nearly impossible. Only a year ago and this would have seemed impossible. Getting any kind of decent job was proving impossible. an impossible dream/goal.

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   People use the word impossible to mean "out of reach" or "too hard to achieve." A terrible situation can be impossible, and so can a person who refuses to compromise or seems intent on making things difficult for everyone else.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPOSSIBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. incapable of being done, undertaken, or experienced. 2. incapable of occurring or happening. 3. absurd or inconceivable; unreasonable. it's impossible to think of him as a bishop. 4. informal. intolerable; outrageous.

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   How to use . impossible in a sentenceWhich is impossible unless people talk publicly rather than letting each crime be its own isolated incident.