Impossibility
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˌpɒsɪˈbɪliti/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Impossibility is a noun meaning Something that is impossible.
Meaning
Something that is impossible.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) The quality of being impossible.
- (obsolete) The state of being unable to do something.
Example Sentences
Meeting the deadline is an impossibility; there is no way we can be ready in time.
The ancient teachers of this science […] promised impossibilities, and performed nothing.
My dear Tom, you are going to undertake an Impossibility. If you knew my Father, you would never think of obtaining his Consent.
[L]et the mutinous winds / Strike the proud cedars ’gainst the fiery sun; / Murdering impossibility, to make / What cannot be, slight work.
Word Forms
- impossibilities
Synonyms for impossibility
Depending on context, synonyms include pie in the sky, pipe dream, inability, incapability, helplessness, impossibleness.
Antonyms for impossibility
Common opposites include certainty, inevitability, possibility, possibleness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impossibleness, impossible, unavailability, inability, incapacity, failure.
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