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impossible

/ɪm'pɑsəbəl/

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adjective
totally unlikely
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inconceivable out of the question unimaginable unthinkable
adjective
(used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable
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"impossible behavior"

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unacceptable unbearable intolerable unendurable
adjective
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
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"an impossible dream" "an impossible situation"

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unworkable hopeless impracticable infeasible out unachievable unattainable undoable unfeasible unrealizable

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possible
noun
something that cannot be done
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"his assignment verged on the impossible"

type of:
impossibility impossible action

Examples of impossible

"impossible behavior"
"an impossible dream"
"an impossible situation"
"his assignment verged on the impossible"