impossibly

adverb

Definition of impossiblynext
as in incredibly

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Recent Examples of impossibly The lack of clarity over the status of the Strait of Hormuz made the June memorandum of understanding negotiated by the two countries impossibly frail. — Erik Lin-Greenberg, Foreign Affairs, 31 July 2026 Jennifer Lawrence demonstrates how impossibly easy the jorts trend is to wear. — Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 2026 Voluntarily luging down a mountain at impossibly high speeds before lunch? — Michelle Gross, Robb Report, 30 July 2026 One thing Oprah Winfrey and Martha Stewart have in common—besides making travel look impossibly chic—is a knack for keeping things easy. — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for impossibly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossibly
  1. incredibly
  2. improbably
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  • If Rolex can engineer an incredibly deep and wide moat, AI most certainly can.
    — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The Warriors stole the first game of the series in Dallas and then held serve in their own euphoric and incredibly loud building in Oakland.
    — Carl Steward, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of incredibly
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  • However improbably, our timelines just barely overlapping, Blake had come to the pier to kick off his trip, heading east on Route 66.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 July 2026
  • More than a decade after Van Halen‘s last performance and six years after the death of guitarist Eddie Van Halen, the band’s David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen are reuniting … improbably for a TED Talk.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of improbably

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