impossibility
noun
im·pos·si·bil·i·ty
(ˌ)im-ˌpä-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
1
: the quality or state of being impossible
2
: something impossible
Examples of impossibility in a Sentence
The blizzard made travel an impossibility.
the impossibility of knowing what the future will bring
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Probability can never be zero, because zero probability does not necessarily mean impossibility.
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Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Rather, her photos, documents and collages point to the extreme paucity of surviving evidence and the utter impossibility of a cohesive, factual narrative.
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The barriers today are political will, cost, and geopolitics, not technical impossibility.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
So that was already impossible; the impossibility overcome.
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Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Rather, her photos, documents and collages point to the extreme paucity of surviving evidence and the utter impossibility of a cohesive, factual narrative.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
The barriers today are political will, cost, and geopolitics, not technical impossibility.
—Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025
So that was already impossible; the impossibility overcome.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impossibility
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“Impossibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impossibility. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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impossibility
noun
im·pos·si·bil·i·ty
(ˌ)im-ˌpäs-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē
plural impossibilities
1
: the quality or state of being impossible
2
: something impossible
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