impossible
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
Adjective 3 meanings
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
“13 March 1962, John F. Kennedy, speech at the White House Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”
Very difficult to deal with.
“You never listen to a word I say – you're impossible!”
imaginary
“impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers”
Noun 2 meanings
An impossibility.
A skateboard trick consisting of a backflip performed in midair.
Etymology
From Middle English impossible, equivalent to im- + possible.
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IMPOSSIBLE at a glance
IMPOSSIBLE has 10 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (I 1 + M 3 + P 3 + O 1 + S 1 + S 1 + I 1 + B 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 20 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,678 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with impossible
All rhymes- ABLE6
- POSSIBLE12
- AVAILABLE14
- TABLE7
- DOUBLE9
- RESPONSIBLE15
- TROUBLE9
- TERRIBLE10
- COMFORTABLE20
- INCREDIBLE15
- CAPABLE13
- UNABLE8
One letter away
- IMPOSSIBLY19
- IMPASSIBLE16
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