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
Election officials say switching to a new system within just a few months, as advocated by some Republicans, would be nearly impossible.
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ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
For starters, even though federal law requires hospitals to list their prices publicly, fathoming these files is almost impossible.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Lillian described conditions that made spotting one dog close to impossible.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Subculture owner Rodney Mayo believes meeting the city’s parking requirement is impossible and could lead to a relocation for Subculture Delray.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
For starters, even though federal law requires hospitals to list their prices publicly, fathoming these files is almost impossible.
—Rufina Chow, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
Lillian described conditions that made spotting one dog close to impossible.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Subculture owner Rodney Mayo believes meeting the city’s parking requirement is impossible and could lead to a relocation for Subculture Delray.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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Another surgery swapped out her breast implants to erase her shoulder pain in 2022, Dishell said, but doctors warned her then that her other pain was unlikely to improve.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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But McKinnon, who runs the $14 billion digital identity management company Okta, adds that CEOs are unlikely to get the answer from their in-house IT experts.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There were definitely points on my journey where things seemed dark and sort of hopeless.—
Zulekha Nathoo,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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This one’s for the horny, hopeless goth inside all of us.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Amichai Cohen, a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute’s Center for Democratic Values and Institutions, said this distinction is problematic.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Woods has always had a complicated reputation, but he’s also widely considered one of the best golfers ever, which means a lot of his problematic behavior has been excused because of his talent and his friendship with the US President.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the brief, costly, impractical service still became one of the most romanticized episodes in American history—a legacy wildly disproportionate to its lifespan.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
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The creator notes the concept suits cabins, RVs, and off-grid structures particularly well — anywhere grid ties are impractical or expensive.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But past attempts to achieve similar solutions proved futile.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the question of what is true or not is futile, even if Calle deliberately provokes this curiosity.—
Elisa Wouk Almino
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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