IMPOSSIBLY Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

impossibly

adverb

Definition of impossibly

as in incredibly

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Recent Examples of impossibly Door County Wisconsin Door County is a 70-mile-long peninsula of impossibly charming villages—Sister Bay, Fish Creek, and Egg Harbor, to name a few—strung together by the scenic Door County Coastal Byway. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026 Introduced in the early 1900s, the small, chewy candies came in flavors like lime, lemon, lilac, orange, and cherry and were famous for being almost impossibly firm. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2026 Tailgates blur into walkways, walkways funnel into gates, and suddenly, the open concourse reveals a stadium that feels impossibly full, colorful and loud. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Then there are Arctic foxes, reindeer and beluga whales, each perfectly adapted to a world that appears almost impossibly hostile to life. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impossibly

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But incredibly, that failure actually paved the way for his return to the competition last season, with Benfica hiring him just weeks later.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
This part — two brothers who respect each others’ artistic gifts (most of the time) but cannot stand each other personally — is not universal but incredibly specific.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of incredibly

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The beach is the stuff of postcards and paintings, hugged by cliffs with improbably radiant aquamarine water and a giant conical rock formation right in the middle of the bay.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
And, improbably, so did winning play by the building’s primary soccer tenant.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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