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
Rios is not unusual; jobs are hard to get even for longtime residents, nearly impossible for most refugees.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Well, that can feel downright impossible.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Long-range electric flight is an impossible dream.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2026
For Elizabeth Dancy, the spike was impossible to ignore.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Well, that can feel downright impossible.
—Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Long-range electric flight is an impossible dream.
—New Atlas, 27 Feb. 2026
For Elizabeth Dancy, the spike was impossible to ignore.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
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Their bid to cash in on the find quickly unravels into a dangerous pursuit, as smugglers and rivals close in and an unlikely band of companions, including a resourceful fish vendor and a volatile local troublemaker, get swept up in the mayhem.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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And the shortage is unlikely to improve anytime soon.—
Jerry Gurwitz,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2026
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In a more simplistic story, Derya and Aziz’s efforts to find a good private school for their daughter would come off as a hopeless bourgeois indulgence.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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The result has been a bloodbath in the state of Sinaloa, with thousands killed, thousands more missing and the violence reaching such heights that the Mexican government looks hopeless, if not hapless.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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That makes any supply disruptions due to the Iran conflict even more problematic for India.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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Other areas where eclipse weather will be problematic will be over parts of Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, where light rain and snow may fall, as well as portions of the Northern Plains to the upper Great Lakes, where a cold front will be dropping southward from south-central Canada.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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Is to attend a literary salon hosted by an heritage brand a signifier of an impractical life?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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But this season, the looks that made the highest impact eschewed function for jaw-dropping, delightfully impractical looks.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Instigated by the dictatorship invading territories long ago ceded to the English, the war was the new government’s futile attempt to restore a nationalist fantasy of Argentina’s borders (and distract from the country’s collapsing economy).—
Daniel R. Quiles,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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These findings don’t mean weight loss is futile; even short-term weight loss correlates with improvements in metabolic health.—
Lori Youmshajekian,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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