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
On the ground, the scale of Greenland and its wilderness is impossible to fathom, like trying to gauge the weight of a planet.
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Tim Neville, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Experts, however, note that’s impossible to verify independently.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Travel will be difficult or impossible.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
Travel could be nearly impossible.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
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Tim Neville, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Experts, however, note that’s impossible to verify independently.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Travel will be difficult or impossible.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
Travel could be nearly impossible.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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The most unlikely result is who speaks most plainly about the Kurds.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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That means American users’ experience on the app is unlikely to change in a visible way, although the algorithm that determines what videos are served to their feeds could shift as the new ownership group takes control.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Felicity Thoughtful, impulsive, hopeless romantic whose hair choices overshadowed everything.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
19 Jan. 2026
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Other people were staring at the ground, hopeless.—
Kristi Miller,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At supersonic speeds, this is incredibly problematic.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Ignore areas that look problematic.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Collecting demonstrations by teleoperating robots works in limited scenarios but becomes impractical in many real-world settings.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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Directed by Leslie Iwerks, the film argues that Disneyland was not only impractical, but a stunning race against time.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their effort to find a home in Overtown seemed futile until Miami-Dade County Commissioner Keon Hardemon, who grew up in Liberty City, conceived a brilliant idea.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the rally felt less threatening than futile.—
Zach Fisch,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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