impossible

impossible: adj.

1 not possible

VERBS

▪ appear, be, look, prove, seem, sound

▪ become

▪ remain

▪ make sth, render sth

▪ Darkness made it impossible to continue.

▪ believe sth, consider sth, deem sth, find sth, regard sth as, see sth as, think sth

▪ I found his offer impossible to resist.

ADVERB

▪ absolutely, completely, downright, quite (esp. BrE), totally, utterly

▪ humanly

▪ They are setting a standard that it is humanly impossible to meet.

▪ just, simply

▪ I'm really sorry. It's just impossible.

▪ by no means (esp. BrE), far from

▪ a desirable and far from impossible objective to achieve

▪ almost, more or less (esp. BrE), near, nearly, next to, nigh, nigh on (esp. BrE), practically, virtually, well-nigh (esp. BrE)

▪ It was well-nigh impossible for him to convince her that he was right.

▪ pretty

▪ effectively

▪ literally

▪ apparently (esp. BrE), seemingly

▪ theoretically

▪ clearly, obviously

▪ equally

▪ Both options are equally impossible.

▪ hitherto, previously

▪ With the new equipment we will be able to accomplish hitherto impossible tasks.

▪ ultimately

▪ economically, financially, logically, logistically, mathematically, physically, politically, scientifically, technically

▪ The high cost of childcare made returning to work economically impossible.

PREPOSITION

▪ for

▪ The situation is just impossible for us.

▪ It's impossible for me to say.

2 bad-tempered; difficult to talk to/deal with

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become

▪ find sb

▪ I find her impossible.

ADVERB

▪ really

▪ absolutely, completely, quite, totally

▪ You can be absolutely impossible at times!

▪ just

Impossible is used with these nouns: ↑demand, ↑dilemma, ↑dream, ↑feat, ↑obstacle, ↑odds, ↑position, ↑target, ↑task

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Synonyms:

Impracticable, unfeasible, unattainable, unachievable, out of the question / Inconceivable, unthinkable, that cannot be, incapable of occurring or of being so, absurd, self-contradictory

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impossible — [ ɛ̃pɔsibl ] adj. et n. m. • 1227; lat. impossibilis ♦ Qui ne peut être, exister; qui n est pas possible. I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui ne peut se produire, être atteint ou réalisé. Cette éventualité lui paraît impossible. ⇒ inenvisageable. Solution… … Encyclopédie Universelle
impossible — Impossible. adj. de tout genre. Qui ne peut estre, qui ne se peut faire. Le mouvement perpetuel est impossible. la quadrature du cercle est regardée comme impossible. il n y a rien d impossible à Dieu. cela est moralement impossible. Il se dit… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
impossible — Impossible, Impossibilis. Il est impossible d avantage, Nihil supra. Il est impossible de faire aujourd huy tellement l ouvrage, que tousjours il n y ait à refaire, Numquam hoc vno die efficiatur opus, quin opus semper fiet. Il est impossible que … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Impossible — Im*pos si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. impossibilis; pref. im not + possibilis possible. See {Possible}.] Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impossible — Im*pos si*ble, n. An impossibility; as, he tried to do the impossible. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Madam, quoth he, this were an impossible! Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impossible — im·pos·si·ble adj: not possible: incapable of being done, attained, or fulfilled a party s performance is impossible in part Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. impossible … Law dictionary
impossible — [im päs′ə bəl] adj. [OFr < L impossibilis: see IN 2 & POSSIBLE] 1. not capable of being, being done, or happening 2. not capable of being done easily or conveniently 3. not capable of being endured, used, agreed to, etc. because disagreeable… … English World dictionary
impossible — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. impossible, from L. impossibilis not possible, from assimilated form of in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + possibilis (see POSSIBLE (Cf. possible)). Related: Impossibly … Etymology dictionary
impossible — [adj1] beyond the bounds of possibility absurd, beyond, contrary to reason, cureless, futile, hardly possible, hopeless, hundred to one*, impassable, impervious, impracticable, impractical, inaccessible, inconceivable, inexecutable, infeasible,… … New thesaurus
impossible — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not able to occur, exist, or be done. 2) very difficult to deal with: an impossible situation. DERIVATIVES impossibility noun (pl. impossibilities) impossibly adverb … English terms dictionary
impossible — (in po si bl ) adj. 1° Qui ne peut être, qui ne peut se faire. • Tout ce qui n est pas aisé, ils [les lâches conseillers] le nomment impossible, BALZAC De la cour, 5e disc.. • À qui sait bien aimer il n est rien d impossible, CORN. Médée, V … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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