impossibly

adverb

Definition of impossiblynext
as in incredibly

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Recent Examples of impossibly Then there are Arctic foxes, reindeer and beluga whales, each perfectly adapted to a world that appears almost impossibly hostile to life. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Respect the sea Those impossibly clear waters exist because of ancient Posidonia seagrass meadows stretching between Ibiza and Formentera. — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 The bakery piles the ice shavings into a nearly impossibly tall vertical cone, soaked with a syrup in a variety of fruit flavors, including Tiger’s Blood, a mixture of strawberry, watermelon and a dash of coconut. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Two minutes and 14 seconds had somehow felt both packed with experience and impossibly brief. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impossibly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impossibly
  1. incredibly
  2. improbably
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  • This 30-percent-off New Balance pair is incredibly versatile and goes with anything.
    — Anna Traver, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, bets on whether people would live or die were incredibly popular.
    — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of incredibly
Adverb
  • The beach is the stuff of postcards and paintings, hugged by cliffs with improbably radiant aquamarine water and a giant conical rock formation right in the middle of the bay.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And, improbably, so did winning play by the building’s primary soccer tenant.
    — Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of improbably

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“Impossibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impossibly. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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