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
The project also features additional production from Fred again.., whose influence on the global electronic scene has been impossible to ignore following his chart-topping Actual Life series and recent collaborations with artists like Skrillex and Romy.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Malonga is massive around the rim and makes what should be easy finishes impossible for the opposing team.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Even though upside down, impossible not to see it while solving.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Links come out already interlaced, with a precision and time frame impossible to achieve with human hands, who were already busy enough setting the 2,752 diamonds the design also called for.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 7 July 2025
Malonga is massive around the rim and makes what should be easy finishes impossible for the opposing team.
—Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2025
Even though upside down, impossible not to see it while solving.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 July 2025
Links come out already interlaced, with a precision and time frame impossible to achieve with human hands, who were already busy enough setting the 2,752 diamonds the design also called for.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
Adjective
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So worst-case would be a fifth-place finish, which is unlikely.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Trump is unlikely to allow India’s policy toward Ukraine to determine the future of a U.S.-India deal or a thaw in trade tensions, for example, and likewise with China.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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In a time when the suffering and seemingly hopeless prospects of America’s poor are known to all who have eyes to see, the only fig leaf available to hide the obscenity of this bill is the old partisan charge of waste, fraud and abuse.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Valentine, Texas, stamps 10,000+ love letters each year For more than three decades, the small-town Valentine Post Office — also known as the Love Station — has processed thousands of love letters from hopeless romantics around the world.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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This is especially problematic because compensation in financial services is reliant on bonuses, commissions and decision-making power and these rewards don’t often trickle down.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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For Gathegi, the shocking moment underscored age-old problematic tropes.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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However, for many travelers who take only one or two flights a year, that's impractical advice.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Aside from being impractical, the new importation strategy would leave America’s drug supply vulnerable to dangerous counterfeit medicines from abroad.—
Sally C. Pipes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
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This group saw military responses as futile, as Iran was assumed to have escalation dominance.—
JAMES JEFFREY,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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