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
Don’t sleep on the jelly sandals below, which are almost exact dupes of those The Row flats that were absolutely everywhere (and somehow still impossible to find) last year.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 May 2025
Sometimes the truth is impossible as a bodice Spilling over with boobs, it just can’t be contained.
—Jane Yeh, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2025
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been tasked with finding at least $880 billion to cut from the federal budget over the next decade, but doing so will be all but impossible without cutting into Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 8 May 2025
This gave them a nearly impossible task to find an adopter in the country.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 8 May 2025
Sometimes the truth is impossible as a bodice Spilling over with boobs, it just can’t be contained.
—Jane Yeh, The New York Review of Books, 8 May 2025
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has been tasked with finding at least $880 billion to cut from the federal budget over the next decade, but doing so will be all but impossible without cutting into Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 8 May 2025
This gave them a nearly impossible task to find an adopter in the country.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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Low interest rates are unlikely to return anytime soon.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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The foundation claimed Mexico was unlikely to change its stance when Sheinbaum was elected despite the escalating threat from cartels.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
Adjective
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That is until a mysterious someone starts sending strange gifts to hopeless widower Henry (Sheen) and his two bickering children, Will and Ella.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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Thus, all eyes turn to Antetokounmpo, much as all eyes did on Lillard as his situation in Portland grew increasingly hopeless in 2022 and 2023.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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This is potentially problematic to some U.S. analysts, given Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s close ties with China.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
14 May 2025
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The president’s high-profile and problematic approach to deportation, while politically popular with his constituency, costs a lot of money.—
Veronique de Rugy,
Twin Cities,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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These results, though significant, don’t necessarily mean that efforts to effectively mitigate deepfakes are futile.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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The similarly futile attempts to portray John Walker as a flawed but good man, despite his callous rage and murderous tendencies?—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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