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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1. Jason Moore:

   My work, it was almost impossible for me, i could n’t climb ladders. I would have customers call my office and complain I smelled bad or I did n’t look professional, I was n’t clean -- the list goes on.

2. John Salmons:

   It's beautiful to watch but impossible to get through, the main roads were fine it was just the secondary roads that were worst.

3. Hjalmar Schact:

   We worked and governed with incredible elan. We really ruled. For the bureaucrats of the Ministry the contrast to the Weimar Republic was stark. Party chatter in the Reichstag was no longer heard. The language of the bureaucracy was rid of the paralyzing formula: technically right but politically impossible.

4. Nixon Foundation:

   Considering the near-impossible task of identifying a chairman as farsighted, strategic-thinking and generous with his time as Dr. Cavanaugh, the board has elected the best person capable of guiding the Foundation forward.

5. Dave Mackay:

   The actual accident itself was caused by a control being moved when it shouldn't have, we've implemented a new system, which prevents that from ever happening again. So it's physically impossible to move that control at the point that it was moved during the accident.