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- [im-pos-uh-buh l]
- /ɪmˈpɒs ə bəl/
- /ɪmˈpɒsəbl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [im-pos-uh-buh l]
- /ɪmˈpɒs ə bəl/
Definitions of impossible word
- adjective impossible not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc. 1
- adjective impossible unable to be done, performed, effected, etc.: an impossible assignment. 1
- adjective impossible incapable of being true, as a rumor. 1
- adjective impossible not to be done, endured, etc., with any degree of reason or propriety: an impossible situation. 1
- adjective impossible utterly impracticable: an impossible plan. 1
- adjective impossible hopelessly unsuitable, difficult, or objectionable. 1
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Origin of impossible
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
First recorded in 1250-1300; Middle English word from Latin word impossibilis. See im-2, possible
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Parts of speech for Impossible
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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impossible popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impossible
adj impossible
- unimaginable — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- impractical — not practical or useful.
- inaccessible — Unable to be reached.
- unworkable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
adjective impossible
- irresolvable — not resolvable; incapable of being resolved, analyzable, or solvable.
- irresoluble — incapable of being solved or clarified.
- unviable — capable of living.
- ridiculous — causing or worthy of ridicule or derision; absurd; preposterous; laughable: a ridiculous plan.
- unbearable — not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.
noun impossible
- fat chance — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
- no way — refusal
Antonyms for impossible
adj impossible
- believable — Something that is believable makes you think that it could be true or real.
- imaginable — capable of being imagined or conceived.
- sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- logical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- conceivable — If something is conceivable, you can imagine it or believe it.
noun impossible
- fifty-fifty — equally good and bad, likely and unlikely, favorable and unfavorable, etc.: a fifty-fifty chance of winning.
- practicability — capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible: a practicable solution.
- tossup — the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
- likeliness — the state of being likely or probable; probability.
- possibility — the state or fact of being possible: the possibility of error.
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