impossibly

adverb

im·​pos·​si·​bly (ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-blē How to pronounce impossibly (audio)
Synonyms of impossiblynext
1
: not possibly
2
: to an improbable degree : unbelievably
an impossibly green lawn

Examples of impossibly in a Sentence

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After travelling to a surreal village, the doctor finds Weiwei, who now seems impossibly aged. Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025 Whether that introduction strikes you as impossibly naïve or a requisite leap of faith will determine if Ella McCay, both the film and the plucky protagonist, rings true. Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2025 His jovial energy fills the room, as does his frustrated anguish as life with the Prime grows impossibly complex. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025 In two of the more viral pictures, the 55-year-old hunk poses in a snuggly fur coat, unbuttoned, showing off his impossibly toned chest. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for impossibly

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of impossibly was circa 1580

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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibly. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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