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Impossibility

The quality of being impossible; impracticability.

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Alternative 76% connected

Offering a choice of two things.

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Choice 76% connected

Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in prefe…

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Nonentity 76% connected

Nonexistence; the negation of being.

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Nonexistence 76% connected

Absence of existence; the negation of being; nonentity.

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Option 76% connected

The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.

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Impossible 76% connected

Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under t…

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Inconceivability 76% connected

The quality of being inconceivable; inconceivableness.

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Impossible 74% connected

Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under t…

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Impossible 74% connected

Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.; unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command; insuperably difficult under t…

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Possibility 94% connected

The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing.

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Possibility 94% connected

The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing.

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Change of mind noun · 86% connection

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

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Closure noun · 86% connection

something settled or resolved; the outcome of decision making; "they finally reached a settlement with the union"; "they never did ach…

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Cull noun · 86% connection

the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

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Deciding noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Decision making noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making"

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Default noun · 86% connection

an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

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Determination noun · 86% connection

deciding or controlling something's outcome or nature; "the determination of grammatical inflections"

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Eclectic method noun · 86% connection

making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

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Eclecticism noun · 86% connection

making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

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Evidence noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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Flip-flop noun · 86% connection

a decision to reverse an earlier decision

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Grounds noun · 86% connection

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compellin…

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groupthink noun · 86% connection

decision making by a group (especially in a manner that discourages creativity or individual responsibility)

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Hobson's choice noun · 86% connection

the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

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Judgement noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

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Judging noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

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Judgment noun · 86% connection

the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions

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Obverse noun · 86% connection

the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"

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Words connected by meaning

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Admit verb · 78% connection

To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the argument…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impossible, impracticability.
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Answerless adjective · 78% connection

Having no answer, or impossible to be answered.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impossible, impracticability.
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Approachless adjective · 78% connection

Impossible to be approached.

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Bay verb · 78% connection

A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a difficulty, when escape has become impossible.

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Box noun · 78% connection

a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impossible, impracticability.
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Checkmate verb · 78% connection

To check (an adversary's king) in such a manner that escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by putting his king in check from…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impossible, impracticability.
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Coma noun · 78% connection

A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person. See Carus.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impossible, impracticability.
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Condition verb · 78% connection

To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impossible, impracticability.
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Contentment verb · 78% connection

The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the contentment of avarice is impossible.

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Corner noun · 78% connection

a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible; "his lying got him into a tight corner"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: impossible, impracticability.
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Dogging adjective · 78% connection

relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears"

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