Meanings
comparative more impossibly · superlative most impossibly
- Not possibly; in an impossible manner.
- To the point of impossibility.
The topology problem was impossibly difficult.
- Contrary to what had been thought possible.
Impossibly, after the water receded, the cat was found asleep on a chair jammed in a tree.
1 more example
ANDRÉ SARAIVA, the slight 35-year-old graffitist and night-life entrepreneur, showed up at the Emmanuel Perrotin gallery in the Marais on a recent Saturday night in his trademark impossibly skinny jeans and a navy Thom Browne peacoat.
2007 April 22, Julia Chaplin, “The Life of the After-Party”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbto a degree impossible of achievement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan impossiblement, impossiblement
- impossiblementin an impossible manner
- impossiblementto the point of impossibility
Chinese Mandarin 不可能地, 难以置信地
- 不可能地in an impossible manner
- 难以置信地to the point of impossibility
Dutch onmogelijk, onmogelijk
- onmogelijkin an impossible manner
- onmogelijkto the point of impossibility
- ondenkbaarcontrary to what was thought possible
- ongelooflijkcontrary to what was thought possible
Esperanto neeble
- neeblein an impossible manner
Finnish mahdottomasti, mahdottoman
- mahdottomastiin an impossible manner
- mahdottomanto the point of impossibility
- kuin ihmeen kauttacontrary to what was thought possible
French impossiblement, impossiblement
- impossiblementin an impossible manner
- impossiblementto the point of impossibility
- incroyablementcontrary to what was thought possible
German unmöglich, unheimlich
- unmöglichto the point of impossibility
- unheimlichcontrary to what was thought possible
Greek ακατορθωτώς
- ακατορθωτώς (akatorthotós)in an impossible manner
Italian impossibilmente
- impossibilmentein an impossible manner
Polish niemożliwie, niemożliwie
- niemożliwiein an impossible manner
- niemożliwieto the point of impossibility
- niemożebnieto the point of impossibility
- niesamowicieto the point of impossibility
- niewiarygodnieto the point of impossibility
- niemożliwiecontrary to what was thought possible
Portuguese impossivelmente, impossivelmente
- impossivelmentein an impossible manner
- impossivelmenteto the point of impossibility
- impossivelmentecontrary to what was thought possible
Russian невозмо́жно, невыполни́мо
- невозмо́жно (nevozmóžno)in an impossible manner
- невыполни́мо (nevypolnímo)in an impossible manner
- неосуществи́мо (neosuščestvímo)in an impossible manner
- нереа́льно (nereálʹno)in an impossible manner
- невозмо́жно (nevozmóžno)to the point of impossibility
- невыполни́мо (nevypolnímo)to the point of impossibility
- непостижи́мо (nepostižímo)to the point of impossibility
- нереа́льно (nereálʹno)to the point of impossibility
- невероя́тно (neverojátno)contrary to what was thought possible
- немы́слимо (nemýslimo)contrary to what was thought possible
- непостижи́мо (nepostižímo)contrary to what was thought possible
- неосуществи́мо (neosuščestvímo)contrary to what was thought possible
Spanish imposiblemente, imposiblemente
- imposiblementein an impossible manner
- imposiblementeto the point of impossibility
- imposiblementecontrary to what was thought possible
Swedish omöjligen
- omöjligenin an impossible manner
Vietnamese một cách không thể, tới mức không thể
- một cách không thểin an impossible manner
- tới mức không thểto the point of impossibility
- trái lạicontrary to what was thought possible
Cite this entry
impossibly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impossibly
“impossibly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impossibly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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