impossible
adjective
im·pos·si·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-bəl 
1
a
: incapable of being or of occurring
b
: felt to be incapable of being done, attained, or fulfilled : insuperably difficult
an impossible deadline
2
a
: extremely undesirable : unacceptable
b
: extremely awkward or difficult to deal with
the actor was impossible on the set
impossibleness
noun
Examples of impossible in a Sentence
It's impossible to predict the future.
The heavy rain made it impossible to see the road.
It's physically impossible for a child to lift that much at once.
It's virtually impossible to book a flight just before the holiday.
These math problems are impossible!
You refuse to help and then criticize me for not doing it right? You're impossible!
My boss is just an impossible woman.
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Do what would be impossible in reality – explore 3D structures, perform simulated surgeries, or conduct physics experiments in zero gravity.
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Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The exact number of people going south is impossible to count, but anecdotally there is no question the numbers are in the thousands and quickly rising.
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That has proven – particularly in this era of entire rosters being one-and-done with NIL and the transfer portal – to be nearly impossible.
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Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
The exact number of people going south is impossible to count, but anecdotally there is no question the numbers are in the thousands and quickly rising.
—Matt Rivers, ABC News, 26 Feb. 2025
That has proven – particularly in this era of entire rosters being one-and-done with NIL and the transfer portal – to be nearly impossible.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2025
The administration argued that meeting the judge's deadline by Wednesday would be logistically impossible due to the complexities of verifying contracts under new oversight procedures.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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impossible
adjective
im·pos·si·ble
(ˈ)im-ˈpäs-ə-bəl
1
a
: incapable of being or of occurring
b
: very difficult : hopeless
an impossible situation
2
: very bad or unpleasant
an impossible person
impossibly
adverb
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