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
These stories often emphasize the struggles of families forced to make impossible choices, from keeping children in school to putting food on the table.
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Lutkenhaus has absorbed most of this online reaction because getting compared to one of the NBA’s all-time greats is impossible to miss.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Our question today is complicated and admittedly near-impossible to answer one game into the season.
—Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
But getting anything positive said about my work or any defense against untrue attacks was almost impossible.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2025
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Lutkenhaus has absorbed most of this online reaction because getting compared to one of the NBA’s all-time greats is impossible to miss.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Our question today is complicated and admittedly near-impossible to answer one game into the season.
—Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
But getting anything positive said about my work or any defense against untrue attacks was almost impossible.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
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When an amateur true crime investigator arrives with the intention of tracking down the town's serial killer, the unlikely pair strike a truce to avoid being caught – and might just find a love story in their own madness.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Japanese women are unlikely to buy a shirt that shows a lot of cleavage.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nearly half of them reported feeling down, depressed or hopeless and experiencing sleep disturbances.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The movie stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in a story about a hopeless romantic who makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This readily available and inexpensive treatment could change health outcomes for a significant number of cancer survivors who have problematic gene variants.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Sep. 2025
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France, where L’Affaire Dreyfus divided the country for years beginning in 1894, has its own problematic history.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jars of thick honey can feel messy or impractical for travel.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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As hotels compete for increasingly discerning customers, designs perceived as impractical or uncomfortable can quickly backfire in the age of viral social media.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In other words, resistance is futile.—
Mia Sosa,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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If anything, Shock and Awe mostly reminds you how futile living in the madness of a Fake News world can be.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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