Synonyms for impossible
ɪmˈpɒs ə bəlim·pos·si·ble

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1. impossiblenoun

   Antonyms:
   possible

2. impossiblenoun

   not possible, not able to be done.

   Antonyms:
   possible

3. impossibleadjective

   of a person, very difficult to deal with.

   You never listen to a word I say - you're impossible!

   Antonyms:
   possible

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1. impossibleadjective

   something that cannot be done

   "his assignment verged on the impossible"

   Antonyms:
   viable, manageable, attainable, doable, affirmable, tolerable, feasible, accomplishable, executable, thinkable, achievable, workable, mathematical, realizable, possible, contingent, assertable, practicable, come-at-able

2. impossibleadjective

   not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with

   "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"

   Synonyms:
   unimaginable, insufferable, inconceivable, unacceptable, out of the question, unsufferable

   Antonyms:
   achievable, workable, viable, attainable, executable, manageable, contingent, feasible, thinkable, accomplishable, realizable, practicable, possible, assertable, doable, affirmable, come-at-able, tolerable, mathematical

3. impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginableadjective

   totally unlikely

   Synonyms:
   unimaginable, insufferable, inconceivable, unacceptable, out of the question, unsufferable

   Antonyms:
   achievable, come-at-able, possible, workable, manageable, feasible, affirmable, thinkable, accomplishable, tolerable, mathematical, practicable, assertable, realizable, attainable, executable, contingent, viable, doable

4. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferableadjective

   used of persons or their behavior

   "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence"

   Synonyms:
   unaccepted, insufferable, out of the question, unsufferable, unacceptable, unimaginable, inconceivable

   Antonyms:
   attainable, practicable, contingent, realizable, workable, accomplishable, executable, affirmable, possible, achievable, assertable, doable, viable, come-at-able, tolerable, manageable, mathematical, feasible, thinkable

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1. can't do

   not able to do

   the boy can't do the assighnment because it was impossible.

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

2. hard to achieve

   Submitted by anonymous on May 19, 2021  

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1. impossibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   impracticable, unfeasible, unattainable, unachievable, not feasible, not possible, out of the question

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1. impossibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   impracticable, unfeasible, unattainable

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1. List of paraphrases for "impossible":

   unable, lmpossible, possible, impractical, impracticable, unattainable, unfeasible, unworkable, unthinkable

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How to use impossible in a sentence?

1. Narendra Modi:

   It is impossible for the nation to develop unless states develop, the process of policy planning also has to change from 'top to bottom' to 'bottom to top'.

2. Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal:

   It can be difficult to impossible to know how the virus got to the facility, what its source was, or what its specific mechanism of spread is from person to person.

3. Beth Farrar:

   It just kind of seemed never-ending and impossible, some places were really great about letting you know they had even received your claim ; for instance, JetBlue got right back to me. Other places, it was kind of like sending it into a black hole. And they tell you flat-out they’re not going to get back to you unless they find the item and in some cases not at all.

4. Aye Pu:

   For so long, I believed my child was lost, it's impossible to put into words how very sad and very happy I now feel.

5. Dan Wright:

   Funerals are basically about gathering together and celebrating somebody's life and saying goodbye, these things have been impossible to do. Funerals directors... have been reduced to becoming policemen to prevent people from getting together, standing too close, hugging each other.