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   impossible

   /ɪmˈpɒsɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to occur, exist, or be done: "a seemingly impossible task" Similar not possiblebeyond the bounds of possibilityout of the questionnot worth consideringunfeasibleimpracticalimpracticablenon-viableunworkablebeyond oneunthinkableunimaginableinconceivableparadoxicalillogicalirrationalinformal:undoablelike herding catsunattainableunachievableunobtainablehopelessimpracticalimplausiblefar-fetchedimpracticableunworkableforlornvainincredibleunbelievableabsurdludicrousridiculouslaughablerisiblepreposterousoutlandishoutrageouswildhare-brainedOpposite possibleeasypossibleattainable
   • ▪ very difficult to deal with: "she was in an impossible situation" Similar unbearableintolerableunendurableunsustainableinformal:no-winOpposite bearabletolerable
   • ▪ (of a person) very unreasonable: "what an arrogant impossible fool" Similar unmanageableintractablerecalcitrantwaywardobjectionabledifficultdemandingawkwardperverseungovernableintolerableunbearableunendurableexasperatingmaddeninginfuriatingOpposite manageableeasy to please

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin impossibilis, from in- ‘not’ + possibilis (see possible).

   Scrabble Points: 16

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