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| 1. | [ adjective ] not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with | |
| Examples: | "an impossible dream" "an impossible situation" |
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| Related terms: | possible unachievable out hopeless impracticable hopeless impractical unrealistic insurmountable unthinkable possibility | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] totally unlikely | |
| Synonyms: | out_of_the_question unimaginable inconceivable | |
| Related terms: | unthinkable | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) something that cannot be done | |
| Examples: | "his assignment verged on the impossible" |
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| Related terms: | impossibility | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] used of persons or their behavior | |
| Synonyms: | unacceptable unsufferable insufferable | |
| Examples: | "impossible behavior" "insufferable insolence" |
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| Related terms: | intolerable | |
| Similar spelling: |
impossibly impassable impossibility imposingly imposing imposed impasse imposter imposture imposition impassive |
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