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
First quarter moons demand action, and in Virgo — a sign associated with routines, productivity, discernment, health and problem-solving — the pressure becomes impossible to ignore.
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Host Stephen Colbert — in an impossible position since his firing was announced last July, nearly a year before his final episode was to air — creditably did a full-jokes monologue, and then kept telling jokes at the desk.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2026
The brands winning right now are not the ones with the slickest visuals but the ones with the strongest point of view, produced consistently enough to be impossible to ignore.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
That’s probably impossible based on the rules and things like that.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Host Stephen Colbert — in an impossible position since his firing was announced last July, nearly a year before his final episode was to air — creditably did a full-jokes monologue, and then kept telling jokes at the desk.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 22 May 2026
The brands winning right now are not the ones with the slickest visuals but the ones with the strongest point of view, produced consistently enough to be impossible to ignore.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
That’s probably impossible based on the rules and things like that.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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The Dodgers are also unlikely to rush back Muncy.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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And as his run comes to a close, with Mariska Hargitay set to take over the role beginning May 26 and Tracee Ellis Ross on July 7, Radcliffe is already aware that the experience is unlikely to be repeated.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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To Some New Island Guests With a competitive streak a mile wide, Penny (Roorbach) is charming, popular, and a hopeless romantic – for now, anyway.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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The pet trade has become somewhat problematic, Marchand said.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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What kind of developer puts his money into an indie documentary that might give his business-as-usual peers — not to mention investors, luxury condo buyers and other beneficiaries of Miami’s prolonged but problematic and plainly inequitable real-estate boom — a conniption?—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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While Motorola has made progress overcoming some traditional shortcomings of foldables, the phone still feels rather impractical, while still being very cool.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2026
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However, Burry warned that directly betting against the rally through short selling is risky and impractical for most investors, particularly as bearish trades have become increasingly expensive.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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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 25 May. 2026.
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