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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
-
(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
- 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's impossible to look at yourself in a pair of new frames and not see another character. Times, Sunday Times
- The bird became so tame that it was impossible to release it back into the wild.
- What was supposedly impossible, rapid large swings in currency values, became an almost everyday event.
- They recognized that getting the nuclear genie back in the bottle was nigh impossible.
- It seemed impossible that anyone could come alive through that cyclone of destruction. The Sun
- It s impossible today to evaluate Putin's exact role in Spag.
- It is impossible to keep libel and slander hidden in one country as before, thanks to the internet. Times, Sunday Times
- That being impossible here, let us return to the topic of theism and the relation of evil to divine purpose.
