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impossible
adjective as in beyond the bounds of possibility
Strongest matches
absurd, futile, hopeless, impassable, impractical, inaccessible, inconceivable, insurmountable, preposterous, unattainable, unimaginable, unreasonable, unthinkable, unworkable, useless
Strong match
Weak matches
beyond, contrary to reason, cureless, hardly possible, hundred-to-one, impervious, impracticable, inexecutable, infeasible, irrealizable, irreparable, no-go, no-win, not a prayer, out of the question, too much, unachievable, uncorrectable, unfeasible, unobtainable, unrecoverable, way-out
adjective as in intolerable, ungovernable
Strongest matches
absurd, hopeless, ludicrous, outrageous, preposterous, unacceptable, unreasonable
Strong matches
Weak matches
egregious, improper, incongruous, objectionable, unanswerable, unsuitable
Example Sentences
Survivors described waking up to alarms, thick black smoke that made it impossible to see, and residents trying to reach windows and balconies for air.
As the club’s own fans filed out of Anfield before Wednesday’s final whistle, it was impossible to miss.
Her first term lasted only two years; changes in Montana’s electoral rules made re-election impossible.
It’s often impossible to prove a negative, but the latest report is yet another one suggesting that this big pot of gold just doesn’t exist — and never did.
“Maybe all that the government is doing will make it better, but it’s impossible for the old way of life we had here to return,” he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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