impossible
/ɪmˈpɑsəbəl/
adjective
- Not able to happen, exist, or be done.
- It is impossible to travel faster than the speed of light.
- She found it impossible to concentrate with all the noise.
- The math problem seemed impossible at first, but she solved it.
- Very difficult to deal with or tolerate; extremely unreasonable or awkward.
- The traffic was impossible, so we were an hour late.
- My little brother is being impossible today—he won't listen to anyone.
- Her boss made impossible demands that no one could meet.
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noun
- Something that cannot be done or achieved.
- He always tries to achieve the impossible, but sometimes he succeeds.
- In science fiction, the impossible often becomes possible.
- The team was asked to do the impossible and win the championship with no star players.