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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
“For too long parents have had this impossible choice between giving in and getting their child an addictive device or seeing their child isolated and feeling left out socially,” Ms Friedlander says.
But defying expectations is nearly impossible, especially when it comes to adapting a property as universally beloved as the long-running Broadway musical “Wicked.”
“It’s very sharp and it’s almost impossible to climb with bare hands,” says Hamid, the Iranian refugee who crossed it in 2019.
"It is difficult, almost impossible. I will just try to do my best. Right now it's time to say great things about Rafa."
She added it was “impossible to fathom” why he had agreed to drive the four boys in his car to the area.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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