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
The simple math shows that the climb’s virtually impossible.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The wildfires of rumour, once lit, are nigh impossible to extinguish.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
These tiny white pearls are nearly impossible to see, rolling easily off your pet onto your floor or sofa.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Your private key is a random number; your public key is derived from it through elliptic curve multiplication — a computation that is easy to perform in one direction but, for any classical computer, practically impossible to reverse.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026
The wildfires of rumour, once lit, are nigh impossible to extinguish.
—Literary Hub, 28 May 2026
These tiny white pearls are nearly impossible to see, rolling easily off your pet onto your floor or sofa.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
Your private key is a random number; your public key is derived from it through elliptic curve multiplication — a computation that is easy to perform in one direction but, for any classical computer, practically impossible to reverse.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for impossible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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Getting warships into the water is hard enough without wasting funds on vessels unlikely ever to sail.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Like any great artist, Grohl is a product of her surroundings, and that can’t help but include a very specific, unlikely upbringing.—
Rachel Brodsky,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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On May 18, Venus will conclude its journey through the flirtatious and thought-provoking sign of Gemini and enter the sentimental and hopeless romantic sign of Cancer.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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That reality makes the climb for promising teams like the Magic feel almost hopeless.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Claire’s elective death therefore remains a problematic choice for some viewers, an act of vainglorious selfishness from a woman who was never terribly nice to begin with.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
24 May 2026
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The problematic types are the social wasps, who live together in a colony with a queen.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Physical storage, custody and transportation can make direct ownership impractical for many companies.—
Anthony Milewski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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May's first-quarter moon in Virgo is here to shed light on what's impractical or no longer sustainable.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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The series follows an upstanding family man who spirals into a life of crime after killing someone in a bicycle accident, driven by the noble but futile goal of never hurting anyone ever again.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
17 May 2026
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But this story has a happier, less futile ending.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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