Impossible I Adjective ɪmˈpɒsəbl ɪmˈpɑːsəbl Almost/Virtually/Nearly Year Ago

• almost/virtually/nearly impossible
• only a year ago and this would have seemed impossible.
• getting any kind of decent job was proving impossible.
• an impossible dream/goal

impossible

1. that cannot exist or be done; not possible
• OPPOSITE possible
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• almost/virtually/nearly impossible
• Only a year ago and this would have seemed impossible.
• Getting any kind of decent job was proving impossible.
• an impossible dream/goal
• Going downstairs would be impossible for him with his sprained ankle.
• The outcome is impossible to predict.
• It's impossible to prove.
• Cheap rental accommodation was impossible to find.
• It's impossible to say which is the best.
• It is impossible to tell whether it will actually work.
• I find it impossible to lie to her.
• It's impossible for me to be there before eight.

Extra Examples

• I'm really sorry. It's just impossible.
• It's probably impossible to know whether such conversations took place.
• Cooking for forty would be frankly impossible without my new assistant.
• The high cost of childcare made returning to work economically impossible.
• Darkness made it impossible to continue.
• I found his offer impossible to resist.
• It's impossible for me to say.
• They are setting a standard that it is humanly impossible to meet.
• It was well-nigh impossible for him to convince her that he was right.
2. very difficult to deal with
• I've been placed in an impossible position.
• Honestly, you're impossible at times!

Extra Examples

• I find her impossible.
• The situation is just impossible for us.
3. a thing that is or seems impossible
• to attempt the impossible
4. a difficult or impossible task
• Many regard this task as mission impossible.

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin impossibilis, from in- ‘not’ + possibilis, from posse ‘be able’.