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
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