Antonyms for impossible
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : im-pos-uh-buhl |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpɒs ə bəl |
Definition of impossible
Origin :- late 14c., from Old French impossible, from Latin impossibilis "not possible," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + possibilis (see possible). Related: Impossibly.
- adj beyond the bounds of possibility
- adj intolerable, ungovernable
- The laws of the country made it impossible to accompany her beloved husband.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Tilly was to have gone also at that time, but had found it impossible to get away.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- Not that in his presence she became vain or petty or jealous; that would have been impossible.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Many others are so defaced that it is impossible to decipher them.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- If I had seen it in the pattern I should have said it was impossible for your colouring.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- It is impossible to doubt that this passion is fatal to more than the purse.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- To be so particular as you require in subjects of conversation, it is impossible to be short.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It is impossible not to be fond of our mother now; for she is so fond of us!
- Extract from : « The Old Manse (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- But there is one difficulty which it is impossible to remove.
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- But it is impossible, say some, that he should make a tender or kind husband.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
Synonyms for impossible
- absurd
- beyond
- contrary to reason
- cureless
- egregious
- futile
- hardly possible
- hopeless
- hundred-to-one
- impassable
- impervious
- impracticable
- impractical
- improper
- inaccessible
- inconceivable
- incongruous
- inexecutable
- infeasible
- insurmountable
- irrealizable
- irreparable
- ludicrous
- no-go
- no-way
- no-win
- not a prayer
- objectionable
- offensive
- out of the question
- outrageous
- preposterous
- too much
- unacceptable
- unachievable
- unanswerable
- unattainable
- uncorrectable
- undesirable
- unfeasible
- unimaginable
- unobtainable
- unreasonable
- unrecoverable
- unsuitable
- unthinkable
- unworkable
- useless
- visionary
- way out
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