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
Breslow wanted to be in full control, and Cora’s influence with ownership made that impossible.
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The comedian told Fox News Digital in April 2026 that his bathroom trips became impossible to ignore around 2017.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
These structural details had been impossible to measure directly until now.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
For directors trying to break through in the competitive indie film market, meaningful support can be practically impossible to come by.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
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Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
The comedian told Fox News Digital in April 2026 that his bathroom trips became impossible to ignore around 2017.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
These structural details had been impossible to measure directly until now.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
For directors trying to break through in the competitive indie film market, meaningful support can be practically impossible to come by.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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Given the Fed's current hold, a sudden drop seems unlikely in the near term, but it's never guaranteed.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Ohm is an unlikely hero, but the nagging mystery gets its hooks into him, and the only way out is through.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Kay seems to be more of a relentless romantic than a hopeless one.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Swiss Eugen Bleuler, a follower of Kraepelin, replaced the term dementia praecox, which implied hopeless deterioration, with the softer term schizophrenia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If California can’t take care of its citizens first, that’s problematic.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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Tight waterways also make escorting convoys problematic, as there is little room to maneuver to avoid threats.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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Scientists typically test candidates one by one, making large-scale discovery impractical.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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And it’s set in a snowy wintertime, which would have been impractical and expensive in live action, but pays all kinds of benefits in terms of staging and mood.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But although resistance is similarly futile, their goals are less about assimilation than worshipping the obsessive Grant's wife, Starla (Elizabeth Banks).—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 May 2026
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His father was a schoolteacher and a member of the Nazi Party; Baselitz, who was seven at the cessation of World War II, would later recall the smoke rising from firebombed Dresden as his mother hurried her children through the city in a futile attempt to escape the Russians.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 May 2026
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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