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
Remember that crafting isn't about perfection (that's impossible) but being creative and having fun.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
Now, at $734 million, a solution is all but impossible without cuts to critical programs.
—Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Critics continue to express concerns, sharing that a fully secure system is nearly impossible.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
That makes Kinloch's chance of keeping up with Sheffield's fundraising, let alone surpassing her, virtually impossible.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
Now, at $734 million, a solution is all but impossible without cuts to critical programs.
—Joe Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Critics continue to express concerns, sharing that a fully secure system is nearly impossible.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
That makes Kinloch's chance of keeping up with Sheffield's fundraising, let alone surpassing her, virtually impossible.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
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Any appeal by Patterson was unlikely to succeed, though it could not be ruled out, Beale said on Friday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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In my opinion, the way forward would be to let Bungie take a break from endless live content for a spell and actually make a Destiny 3, but that seems unlikely, as Sony wants to keep extracting as much cash as consistently as possible from the franchise.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Measures included depression using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D), blood tests for 76 inflammatory biomarkers, and symptoms broken down into cognitive-affective (e.g., feeling hopeless), somatic (e.g., poor sleep, fatigue), and anhedonia (loss of pleasure) clusters.—
Paul McClure
August 09,
New Atlas,
9 Aug. 2025
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Amid the callous acts and hopeless rage of these kids—who are resourceful enough to orchestrate a high-speed heist but too disaffected for much else—a supernatural eeriness surfaces through word of mysterious lights in the sky and missing citizens.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Federal courts in different circuits reaching conflicting interpretations of law has problematic implications that sometimes attract the attention, and willingness, of the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Bitcoin was founded on the idea of peer-to-peer networks versus the traditional financial model, where a few people or organizations hold all of the power—a model that has been shown (by every financial crisis) to be enormously problematic.—
Gracy Chen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In short, in some situations, meeting legal requirements and deploying a drone in advance is impractical and could actually result in a delay in law enforcement response.—
Steve Robson,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Researchers note that due to terrain and cost challenges, large-scale machines are often impractical, prompting research into compact, robotic pruning solutions.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Attempts by deputies and paramedics to revive him were futile, and he was pronounced dead at 4:40 p.m.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Even finding enough people to fill all the jobs that would be needed would be futile, given the size of the workforce and the unemployment rate.—
Sheldon H. Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
23 July 2025
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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