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   Im·pos·si·ble

   /imˈpäsəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not able to occur, exist, or be done: "a seemingly impossible task" Similar not possiblebeyond the bounds of possibilityout of the questionnot worth consideringunfeasibleimpracticalimpracticablenonviableunworkablebeyond oneunthinkableunimaginableinconceivableparadoxicalillogicalirrationalinformal:undoablelike herding catsunattainableunachievableunobtainablehopelessimpracticalimplausiblefar-fetchedimpracticableunworkableforlornvainincredibleunbelievableabsurdludicrousridiculouslaughablerisiblepreposterousoutlandishoutrageouswildharebrainedOpposite possibleeasypossibleattainable
   • ▪ very difficult to deal with: "she was in an impossible situation" Similar unbearableintolerableunendurableunsustainableinformal:no-winOpposite bearabletolerable
   • ▪ (of a person) very unreasonable: "what an arrogant impossible fool" Similar unmanageableintractablerecalcitrantwaywardobjectionabledifficultdemandingawkwardperverseungovernableintolerableunbearableunendurableexasperatingmaddeninginfuriatingOpposite manageableeasy to please

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin impossibilis, from in- ‘not’ + possibilis (see possible).

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   What does impossible mean?

   • an impossible assignment. incapable of being true, as a rumor. an impossible situation. an impossible plan. hopelessly unsuitable, difficult, or objectionable. informal. First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English word from Latin word impossibilis. See im- 2, possible

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   What does it mean if you're impossible at times?

   • Honestly, you're impossible at times! adverb an impossibly difficult problem (= impossible to solve) He was impossibly handsome (= it was difficult to believe that he could be so handsome). See impossible in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Definition of impossible adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.

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   What is impossible to do?

   • impossible to do The outcome is impossible to predict. It's impossible to prove. Cheap rental accommodation was impossible to find. it is impossible to do something It's impossible to say which is the best. It is impossible to tell whether it will actually work. I find it impossible to lie to her.

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   What does it mean if you've been placed in an impossible position?

   • very difficult to deal with I've been placed in an impossible position. Honestly, you're impossible at times! adverb an impossibly difficult problem (= impossible to solve) He was impossibly handsome (= it was difficult to believe that he could be so handsome).

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   impossible. adjective. im· pos· si· ble (ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-bəl. Synonyms of impossible. 1. a. : incapable of being or of occurring. b. : felt to be incapable of being done, attained, or fulfilled : insuperably difficult. an impossible deadline. 2. a. : extremely undesirable : unacceptable. b. : extremely awkward or difficult to deal with.

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   not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc. unable to be done, performed, effected, etc.: an impossible assignment. incapable of being true, as a rumor. not to be done, endured, etc., with any degree of reason or propriety: an impossible situation. utterly impracticable: an impossible plan.

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   incapable of being conceived or considered. noun. something that cannot be done. “his assignment verged on the impossible ”. see more. adjective. extremely unpleasant or annoying (of persons or their behavior) “ impossible behavior”. synonyms: insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable.

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