impossible

adjective
im·pos·si·ble
/ɪmˈpɒs.ɪ.bəl/

Not possible; not able to be done or happen.

Other meanings

Very difficult to deal with.
“You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!”

Related words

impossibleness
unimpossible
impossible drive
do the impossible
impossible fork
impossible story
impossible trident
impossibility
impossibly
impossible bottle
impossible dream
impossible event

Example sentences

“The double standard is impossible to ignore.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“They achieved what they thought was impossible.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Everything is impossible until it is done.”
Tatoeba · hecko2 · CC0

Word history

From Middle English "impossible".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “impossible” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.