as in unlikely
incapable of being solved or accomplished
the seemingly impossible problem of world hunger fitting everything in my backpack seemed an impossible task
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Recent Examples of impossible
Without it, developers say new construction of affordable apartments would be nearly impossible.
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Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
And even with the volume down, the whispers of critical Knicks fans were impossible to ignore.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
The lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax, making swallowing solids or liquids impossible.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
But the keenest enthusiasts always fall back on the notion that time travel is still not proven impossible.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
And even with the volume down, the whispers of critical Knicks fans were impossible to ignore.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
The lower esophageal sphincter fails to relax, making swallowing solids or liquids impossible.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
But the keenest enthusiasts always fall back on the notion that time travel is still not proven impossible.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossible
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Some of them, including Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate and Tottenham Hotspur’s Micky van de Ven, are unlikely to play due to injury, and Spurs’ Rodrigo Bentancur is banned until Boxing Day.Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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However, legal experts have said the board is unlikely to change its mind unless something materially changes in Adams’ favor in his corruption case.Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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That doesn’t mean Trump's opponents are facing a hopeless task.Gunther Peck / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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As Queenie, navigating empty relationships and professional disappointments on a journey from self-sabotage to self-worth, Brown makes a whole person from a variety of attitudes — hopeful, hopeless, hungover, exuberant, fretful, thoughtful.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The surrealist, comedic drama stars Torres and Tilda Swinton as an aspiring toymaker and an eccentric art critic who find problematic soulmates in each other.Elaina Patton, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
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There were several factors that contributed to this including complicated program rules that were poorly communicated to borrowers, as well as problematic loan servicing, inadequate record-keeping, and poor oversight by the Education Department.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Pavia was granted a preliminary injunction, which is issued by a court in circumstances when a full trial on the merits is impractical.Joe Sabin, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Much of that policy is governed by recent state-level reforms, making a blanket repeal impractical.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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All hell breaks loose, and Gambit decides to take on the futile task of attempting to stop the Master Mold and end the attack.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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So mixing in a player who's shown flashes of upside but just hasn't gotten the right opportunity with a black hole organization such as the Jets could be a recipe for another futile experiment.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Impossible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossible. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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