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impossible adjective [ ɪmˈpɒsɪb(ə)l ]

• not able to occur, exist, or be done.
• "a seemingly impossible task"
Similar: not possible, out of the question, not worth considering, unfeasible, impractical, impracticable, non-viable, unworkable, beyond one, unthinkable, unimaginable, inconceivable, paradoxical, illogical, irrational, undoable, like herding cats, unattainable, unachievable, unobtainable, hopeless, implausible, far-fetched, forlorn, vain, incredible, unbelievable, absurd, ludicrous, ridiculous, laughable, risible, preposterous, outlandish, outrageous, wild, hare-brained,
Opposite: possible, easy, attainable,
Origin: Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin impossibilis, from in- ‘not’ + possibilis (see possible).


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