adj.
1 not possible
VERBS
▪ appear , be , look , prove , seem , sound
▪ become
▪ remain
▪ make sth , render sth
▪
Darkness made it ~ to continue.
▪ believe sth , consider sth , deem sth , find sth , regard sth as , see sth as , think sth
▪
I found his offer ~ to resist.
ADVERB
▪ absolutely , completely , downright , quite ( esp. BrE ), totally , utterly
▪ humanly
▪
They are setting a standard that it is humanly ~ to meet.
▪ just , simply
▪
I'm really sorry. It's just ~.
▪ by no means ( esp. BrE ), far from
▪
a desirable and far from ~ objective to achieve
▪ almost , more or less ( esp. BrE ), near , nearly , next to , nigh , nigh on ( esp. BrE ), practically , virtually , well-nigh ( esp. BrE )
▪
It was well-nigh ~ for him to convince her that he was right.
▪ pretty
▪ effectively
▪ literally
▪ apparently ( esp. BrE ), seemingly
▪ theoretically
▪ clearly , obviously
▪ equally
▪
Both options are equally ~.
▪ hitherto , previously
▪
With the new equipment we will be able to accomplish hitherto ~ tasks.
▪ ultimately
▪ economically , financially , logically , logistically , mathematically , physically , politically , scientifically , technically
▪
The high cost of childcare made returning to work economically ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
The situation is just ~ for us.
▪
It's ~ for me to say.
2 bad-tempered; difficult to talk to/deal with
VERBS
▪ be
▪ become
▪ find sb
▪
I find her ~.
ADVERB
▪ really
▪ absolutely , completely , quite , totally
▪
You can be absolutely ~ at times!
▪ just
Impossible is used with these nouns: ↑ demand , ↑ dilemma , ↑ dream , ↑ feat , ↑ obstacle , ↑ odds , ↑ position , ↑ target , ↑ task