Impossible: alternatives and connections

Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.

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Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.

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Not capable of being done or accomplished; impracticable.

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Not capable of being done or accomplished; impracticable.

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Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pai…

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Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured; not proper or right to be allowed; insufferable; insupportable; unbearable; as, intolerable pai…

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In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation wh…

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In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation wh…

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The quality of being impossible; impracticability.

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The quality of being impossible; impracticability.

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The quality of being impossible; impracticability.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing.

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Not practical.

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Not practical.

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Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.

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Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome; insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.

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Insurmountable.

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Insurmountable.

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

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

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Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the mind; not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known principles or agencies; incomprehen…

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Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things; -…

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Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things; -…

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