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English adjective: impossible

1. impossible not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with


SamplesAn impossible dream.
An impossible situation.


Similarhopeless, impracticable, infeasible, out, unachievable, unattainable, undoable, unfeasible, unrealizable, unworkable


See alsohopeless, impractical, insurmountable, unrealistic, unsurmountable, unthinkable


Attributepossibility, possibleness


Antonymspossible

2. impossible totally unlikely


Synonymsinconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable


Similarunthinkable


Antonymsthinkable

3. impossible used of persons or their behavior


SamplesImpossible behavior.
Insufferable insolence.


Synonymsinsufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable


Similarintolerable, unbearable, unendurable


Antonymstolerable


English noun: impossible

1. impossible (cognition) something that cannot be done


SamplesHis assignment verged on the impossible.


Broader (hypernym)impossibility, impossible action









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