![]() there’s no way informal used when saying that you think something is completely impossible There’s no way we can get to the airport in less than an hour. an impractical suggestion out of the question used when saying that something is completely impossible, especially because it is not allowed It’s out of the question for you to go alone. We cannot all just stop using our cars - that would be completely impractical. impractical something that is impractical is too expensive, takes too much time, is too difficult etc and therefore it is not sensible to try to do it It’s a nice idea, but it’s totally impractical. At times, finding a job felt like an impossible task. THESAURUS impossible something that is impossible cannot happen or be done It’s impossible to get a taxi around here. difficult, if not impossible (=difficult, and perhaps impossible ) Obtaining funding for the film will be difficult, if not impossible. phrases it is impossible to do something It is impossible to know if this story is true. impossible demands She was growing tired of the company’s impossible demands. an impossible dream (=something you want, but will never happen ) For a small club, winning the cup final will always be the impossible dream. an impossible feat (=something that is impossible to do ) She achieved the seemingly impossible feat of breaking the world record. nouns an impossible job/task He faced the impossible task of paying back huge debts. physically impossible It is physically impossible to survive for long in the desert without water. seemingly impossible (=seeming to be impossible ) He managed to win the chess game from a seemingly impossible position. well-nigh impossible formal (=almost impossible ) Policing the entire coastline is well-nigh impossible. virtually/practically impossible (=almost impossible ) Getting tickets for the concert is practically impossible. almost/nearly impossible He thought that winning would be almost impossible. adverbs absolutely impossible ( also utterly impossible formal ) It is absolutely impossible to drive in these conditions. render something impossible formal (=make something impossible ) The large number of prison guards rendered any escape impossible. ![]() make something impossible Heavy snow made travelling impossible. find something impossible He found it impossible to sleep because of the noise coming from next door. prove impossible (=be impossible because you have tried but not succeeded ) It proved impossible for the two sides to reach an agreement. become impossible As it became darker, it became impossible for the players to see the ball. ![]() COLLOCATIONS verbs seem impossible It seemed impossible that he would ever recover from the injury. ✗ Don’t say: It was a very impossible task. You say: It was an absolutely impossible task. Grammar Impossible is not used with ‘very’. impossibility / ɪmˌpɒsəˈbɪləti $ -ˌpɑː- / noun One hundred percent airline security is a practical impossibility. 3 DIFFICULT behaving in a very unreasonable and annoying way Oh, you’re just impossible! - impossibly adverb Some sales managers think selling abroad is impossibly difficult. His attitude is making life impossible for the rest of the team. Helen’s refusal to cooperate put me in an impossible position. Whatever we decided to do would upset someone. 2 DIFFICULT PROBLEM a situation that is impossible is one that you cannot deal with We were in an impossible situation. Such mental attitudes are difficult, if not impossible, to change. Six months ago, peace seemed an impossible dream. It was physically impossible to get the fridge through the door. He was faced with a seemingly impossible task. It is difficult to find work these days, but for blind people it is virtually impossible. Members with young children often found it impossible to attend evening meetings. S2 W2 adjective 1 IMPOSSIBLE something that is impossible cannot happen or be done OPP possible ‘I want to speak to Mr Franks.’ ‘I’m afraid that’s impossible.’ It’s impossible to be accurate about these things.Possibly ≠ impossibly From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English impossible im‧pos‧si‧ble 1 / ɪmˈpɒsəb əl $ ɪmˈpɑː- / Possibility ≠ impossibility the impossible possible
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