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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Shania Russell, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2025
And after dark, the dealers were impossible to miss: short young men in hoodies and women in pajama pants, slinking around corners with side packs.
—Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
That’s not impossible: eSIM only phones are currently exclusive to the U.S., so the dummies for the two Pro models seem to indicate that eSIM isn’t going to make it around the world this year.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Two Venezuelan friends separated by 25 miles will spend their weekend at Kauffman Stadium doing what at one point may have seemed impossible.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impossible
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossible. Accessed 30 Apr. 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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