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Used with verbs:
"
His ideas sound impossible."
(sound, seem, be: is/am/are, appear, look, prove)
"
The bad weather made it impossible to play baseball."
(made)
"
I find it impossible to stay mad at him."
(find)
"
He is impossible to work with."
(be: is/am/are, be + becoming, remains)
Used with adverbs:
"
It is absolutely impossible to finish the project today."
(absolutely, completely, totally, utterly, humanly, downright)
"
It is almost impossible to reach him during the day."
(almost, nearly, practically, virtually, simply, pretty)
"
Her handwriting is literally impossible to read."
(literally)
"
Both options are equally impossible."
(equally)
"
It's financially impossible for us to buy a house right now."
(financially)
"
It is physically impossible to achieve that goal."
(physically, technically, scientifically, mathematically, logically)
"
You are just impossible to live with."
(just, simply, absolutely, completely, quite, totally)
Used with prepositions:
"
It's impossible for me to understand you."
(for)
Used with nouns:
"
That is an impossible demand."
(demand, dilemma, dream, feat, obstacle, task)
"
Those are impossible odds."
(odds)
