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 deputy director of the National Hurricane Center, Jamie Rhome, says because of the models, scientists now can do something impossible just a decade ago: forecast when a storm may rapidly intensify into a major hurricane, saving lives by giving residents more time to evacuate.
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Greg Allen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Preparedness seems impossible: Helene killed more than 200 people, mostly in counties previously thought to have less hurricane risk.
—Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Moscow might request the Trump administration to split the negotiation process, separating the process of normalizing U.S.-Russia relations – a key Russian goal – from the thorny, and likely impossible, efforts to achieve a generally acceptable peace in Ukraine, says Mr. Mukhin.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
That’s mathematically impossible, the Congressional Budget Office says, without cutting Medicaid, which provides health coverage to more than 70 million people.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
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Greg Allen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Preparedness seems impossible: Helene killed more than 200 people, mostly in counties previously thought to have less hurricane risk.
—Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
Moscow might request the Trump administration to split the negotiation process, separating the process of normalizing U.S.-Russia relations – a key Russian goal – from the thorny, and likely impossible, efforts to achieve a generally acceptable peace in Ukraine, says Mr. Mukhin.
—Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2025
That’s mathematically impossible, the Congressional Budget Office says, without cutting Medicaid, which provides health coverage to more than 70 million people.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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Yet such clashes are unlikely as regular-season games in the U.S.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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An eruption is unlikely for now Typically, gases like water and carbon dioxide can separate and form bubbles during the rise and decompression of magma.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Feeling hopeless in her quest to stop Crawford and help Delia get her life back, Elsbeth confronts the boastful judge, who is riding high on his rising star and his triumph over her.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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The hopeless woman grasps her head with one hand and checks her baby’s cheek with the other.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Some of his primary opponents have argued his reliance on billionaire donors is problematic.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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This dynamic was itself problematic but was compounded when the 1997 Asian financial crisis led to a string of Malaysia’s biggest companies being bailed out by the state, creating conditions ripe for rent-seeking behavior.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Aguilar, the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, downplayed impeachment talk as impractical to reporters Tuesday.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
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While extended vacations may be impractical during economic downturns, the core idea remains relevant: managers must champion employee well-being to sustain performance.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Regardless, returning him would be futile, said the president’s aides, as his ultimate fate would be imprisonment, in the United States or elsewhere.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another recommendation: Attacking Trump’s character, however abhorrent critics may find it, is futile.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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