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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.
believe sth, consider sth, deem sth, find sth, regard sth as, see sth as, think sth
I found his offer impossible to resist.

ADV.

absolutely, completely, quite, totally, utterly | frankly
Cooking for forty would be frankly impossible without my new assistant.
just, simply
I''m really sorry. It''s just impossible.
by no means, far from, not altogether
a desirable and far from impossible objective to achieve
almost, more or less, near, nearly, next to, nigh on, practically, virtually, well-nigh
It was well-nigh impossible for him to convince her that he was right.
pretty | effectively | literally | apparently, seemingly | theoretically | clearly, obviously | equally
Both options are equally impossible.
generally | hitherto, previously
With the new equipment we will be able to accomplish hitherto impossible tasks.
ultimately | economically, financially, logically, logistically, mathematically, politically, physically, scientifically, socially, technically
The high cost of childcare made returning to work economically impossible.

PREP.

for
The situation is quite impossible for us. | It''s impossible for me to say.

2. bad-tempered; difficult to talk to/deal with

VERBS

be | become | find sb
I find her impossible.

ADV.

bloody
(taboo),
really | absolutely, completely, quite, totally
You can be absolutely impossible at times!
just

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