Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 5 compound words that contain impossible. The most common are listed below. Open impossible in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- mission impossibleAn extremely difficult, if not impossible, task.
- ask the impossibleTo request or expect something that is too difficult.
- done the impossiblepast participle of do the impossible: To accomplish something in spite of overwhelming odds against it.
- impossible colorA color that the human eye normally cannot see, but might seem to appear under rare conditions or due to visual illusions.
- impossible eventAn event that contains no possible outcomes and thus cannot possibly occur; an empty set.
- impossible dreamA belief or goal which is unattainable despite the pursuer's high hopes.
- asked the impossiblesimple past and past participle of ask the impossible
- asking the impossiblepresent participle and gerund of ask the impossible
- asks the impossiblethird-person singular simple present indicative of ask the impossible: To request or expect something that is too difficult.
- doing the impossiblepresent participle and gerund of do the impossible
- impossible bottleA bottle, made as a puzzle or ornament, containing an object that appears too large to fit through the bottle's mouth.
- impossible colorsplural of impossible color: A color that the human eye normally cannot see, but might seem to appear under rare conditions or due to visual illusions.
- impossible dreamsplural of impossible dream: A belief or goal which is unattainable despite the pursuer's high hopes.
- impossible driveSynonym of non-Newtonian drive: A device that can generate thrust without accelerating matter in the opposite direction.
- impossible trinityA fixed foreign exchange rate, free capital movement, and an independent monetary policy: three things that are said to be impossible to have at the same time.
- impossible forkSynonym of impossible trident: An impossible object resembling a tuning fork with two or three prongs depending on how it is viewed.
- impossible tridentAn impossible object resembling a tuning fork with two or three prongs depending on how it is viewed.
- impossible drivesplural of impossible drive: A device that can generate thrust without accelerating matter in the opposite direction.
- impossible eventsplural of impossible event: An event that contains no possible outcomes and thus cannot possibly occur; an empty set.
- impossible pieA kind of custard pie that forms its own hardened "crust" during baking.
- impossible bottlesplural of impossible bottle: A bottle, made as a puzzle or ornament, containing an object that appears too large to fit through the bottle's mouth.
- missions impossibleplural of mission impossible: An extremely difficult, if not impossible, task.
- impossible dipA calisthenics exercise involving the use of one's triceps to lock the elbows while on parallel bars without swinging, jumping, or using momentum.
- impossible forksplural of impossible fork: An impossible object resembling a tuning fork with two or three prongs depending on how it is viewed.
- impossible piesplural of impossible pie: A kind of custard pie that forms its own hardened "crust" during baking.
Compound words 5
- impossibilitySomething that is impossible.
- impossibilismA belief in unrealizable or impractical policies.
- impossibilistA proponent of impossibilism.
- impossiblenessQuality of being impossible.
- unimpossibleNot impossible: possible.