Collocations for "impossible"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "impossible" in context.
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impossible
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- it is impossible in [practice, many ways]
- is impossible without your [help, support]
- it was almost impossible, but
- but that's impossible!
- [seems, appears, looks] impossible at first
- it might [seem] impossible to you, but
- is (not) as impossible as it seems
- nothing is impossible
- is [unlikely, improbable], but not impossible
- it is (still) impossible to [know, get, find, say]
- it is [virtually, practically, seemingly] impossible (to)
- this is an impossible [task, request]!
- [given, assigned, lumped with] an impossible task
- make an impossible decision
- chasing an impossible [love, dream]
- the kids have been impossible all [day, morning]
- [really, honestly, seriously], you're impossible (at times)!
'impossible' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accommodate
- achieve
- almost
- attempt
- beat
- burden
- cab
- caption
- certainty
- challenge
- complete
- confront
- constrain
- conundrum
- convey
- damned
- darn
- date
- debug
- define
- determine
- difficult
- distinguish
- dream
- dungeon
- estimate
- evaluate
- explain
- fail
- fathom
- foresee
- forget
- grapple
- hurdle
- implement
- inconvenient
- injury
- literally
- margin
- may
- miss
- move
- nail
- nearly
- packaging
- physically
- picture
- pin
- prove
- ready