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impossible definition
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Grep of noun impossible impossible impossible action impossibleness mission impossible Overview of noun impossible The noun impossible has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) impossible -- (something that cannot be done "his assignment verged on the impossible") Overview of adj impossible The adj impossible has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (36) impossible -- (not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation") 2. (12) impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable -- (totally unlikely) 3. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable -- (used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence") Antonyms of adj impossible 3 senses of impossible Sense 1 impossible (vs. possible) possible (vs. impossible) => accomplishable, achievable, doable, realizable => affirmable, assertable => allegeable => attainable, come-at-able, gettable, getable => attemptable => conceivable => contingent => feasible, practicable, viable, workable => fermentable => mathematical => researchable Sense 2 impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable INDIRECT (VIA unthinkable) -> thinkable Sense 3 impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable INDIRECT (VIA intolerable) -> tolerable Similarity of adj impossible 3 senses of impossible Sense 1 impossible (vs. possible) => hopeless => impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible, unworkable => out(prenominal) => unachievable, unattainable, undoable, unrealizable Also See-> hopeless#1; impractical#1; insurmountable#1, unsurmountable#1; unrealistic#1; unthinkable#1 Sense 2 impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable => unthinkable (vs. thinkable) Sense 3 impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable => intolerable (vs. tolerable) Attributes of adj impossible 1 of 3 senses of impossible Sense 1 impossible (vs. possible) => possibility, possibleness Familiarity of adj impossible impossible used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj impossible impossible Overview of noun impossible The noun impossible has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) impossible -- (something that cannot be done "his assignment verged on the impossible") Overview of adj impossible The adj impossible has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (36) impossible -- (not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation") 2. (12) impossible, inconceivable, out of the question, unimaginable -- (totally unlikely) 3. impossible, insufferable, unacceptable, unsufferable -- (used of persons or their behavior; "impossible behavior"; "insufferable insolence")
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