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US
/ˌɪmˈpɑsəbəɫ/
]
[ UK /ɪmpˈɒsəbəl/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpˈɒsəbəl/ ]
NOUN
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something that cannot be done
his assignment verged on the impossible
ADJECTIVE
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(used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable
impossible behavior - totally unlikely
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not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
an impossible situation
an impossible dream
How To Use impossible In A Sentence
- It's impossible to look at yourself in a pair of new frames and not see another character. Times, Sunday Times
- I'm still feeling a bit cranially sprained, mind you, but the cat seems perfectly happy to be spending a snow day on the couch with me, watching S3 of Mission: Impossible. The Snowpocalypse Continues
- It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction. The Sun
- It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction. The Sun
- The bird became so tame that it was impossible to release it back into the wild.
- That being impossible here, let us return to the topic of theism and the relation of evil to divine purpose.
- KURTZ: It's probably impossible, Wolf, to overcover a story like this. CNN Transcript Jan 2, 2005
- The searing heat and dense, acrid smoke inside a burning building make it almost impossible for firefighters to see what is around them. Times, Sunday Times
- It's almost impossible to climb up the cliff.
- What was supposedly impossible, rapid large swings in currency values, became an almost everyday event.