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
When the beloved Gonzo documentary series All Gas, No Brakes returns to the web later this month, its creator, Andrew Callaghan, will have achieved what feels like an impossible resurrection to him and his legion of fans.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Proponents tout quantum computing as a transformative technology that can accelerate drug discovery and solve problems impossible to answer on everyday computers.
—Samantha Subin,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
James said every version of Durant feels like an impossible matchup.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Retailers, for their part, argue that the administrative burden and reverse logistics of identifying and refunding millions of individual microtransactions make consumer rebates an impossible challenge.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
Proponents tout quantum computing as a transformative technology that can accelerate drug discovery and solve problems impossible to answer on everyday computers.
—Samantha Subin,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
James said every version of Durant feels like an impossible matchup.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Retailers, for their part, argue that the administrative burden and reverse logistics of identifying and refunding millions of individual microtransactions make consumer rebates an impossible challenge.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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But the supposedly populist initiative, Eyal Press writes, is unlikely to stop establishments from paying servers below the minimum wage.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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This is unlikely to mean a complete retreat from the sporting world, however.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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During that stretch, Davis has waffled between hopeless and hopeful on a weekly basis.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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After a while, a group of hopeless employees – sent to a training program – wreaks havoc on each one of them.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, commissioners noted that the single accessway to the complex would be a narrow road where traffic is already problematic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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So structurally, obviously, that is problematic for this whole throat area.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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While some of her clothes were outlandish and impractical, most were insistently in line with the needs of an urban, often professional, woman.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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While some sites provide after-school for a fee, the cost of extended hours can be so high, and the schedule so impractical, that some parents are forced to turn down the city’s offer of free care.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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That doesn’t mean future rounds, perhaps already starting this week, are futile.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The houses of worship bill, which Speaker Julie Menin strongly advocated for, passed with a veto-proof majority, so pursuing a veto would likely be futile.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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