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