impossible
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something that cannot be done
his assignment verged on the impossible
Types & categories
- impossible action hypernym
Sense 2 adjective
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
an impossible dream
Related & opposite
- hopeless also see
- impractical also see
- unrealistic also see
- insurmountable also see
- unthinkable also see
- possible antonym
- possibleness attribute
- impossibility derivation
- hopeless similar to
- impracticable similar to
- outp similar to
- unachievable similar to
Sense 3 adjective
totally unlikely
Related & opposite
- impossibility derivation
- inconceivability derivation
- unthinkable similar to
Sense 4 adjective
used of persons or their behavior
impossible behavior
Related & opposite
- unacceptability derivation
- intolerable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | impossible action |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | hopeless |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | impractical |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unrealistic |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | insurmountable |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unthinkable |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | possible |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | possibleness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | impossibility |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | hopeless |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | impracticable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | outp |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unachievable |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | impossibility |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | inconceivability |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | unthinkable |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | unacceptability |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | intolerable |