impossibly
adverb
im·pos·si·bly (ˌ)im-ˈpä-sə-blē 
1
: not possibly
2
: to an improbable degree : unbelievably
an impossibly green lawn
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Unquestionably, Allen looked superhuman at times, squeezing passes into impossibly tight windows, effortlessly whipping throws deep downfield, running over would-be tacklers and ending one scramble by reaching the ball across the goal line. 
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Visitors are invited to lift the impossibly heavy pestle to grind the corn, to mold it into dough and try their hand at shaping the tortillas, a surprisingly complex task for untrained fingertips. Lucy Sherriff, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 The 34-year-old actor's name was at one point shorthand for the pinnacle of super-shredded, showing up films like Neighbors and Baywatch with an impossibly-lean physique to match his charm and good looks. Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 Because we weren't already overwhelmed with emotion during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, Idris had to show up looking impossibly dapper with then-fiancée Sabrina Dhowre. Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 To have a Grand Slam where all eight quarterfinalists can plausibly win the title is almost impossibly rare. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 Science doesn’t always happen in impossibly shiny labs. Marta Balaga, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 And instead of awkward high school pictures, Stewart just uploaded a bunch of old modeling photos of herself looking impossibly hot—plus a short tutorial on how to get lobster meat out of its shell without making a mess. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022 The resulting mane moment was the second in a series, each interpretation toeing the line between loose mermaid lengths and sleek updo, the middle ground providing an impossibly romantic third space. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 See More
Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022 Visitors are invited to lift the impossibly heavy pestle to grind the corn, to mold it into dough and try their hand at shaping the tortillas, a surprisingly complex task for untrained fingertips. Lucy Sherriff, CNN, 7 Sep. 2022 The 34-year-old actor's name was at one point shorthand for the pinnacle of super-shredded, showing up films like Neighbors and Baywatch with an impossibly-lean physique to match his charm and good looks. Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022 Because we weren't already overwhelmed with emotion during Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, Idris had to show up looking impossibly dapper with then-fiancée Sabrina Dhowre. Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 To have a Grand Slam where all eight quarterfinalists can plausibly win the title is almost impossibly rare. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 Science doesn’t always happen in impossibly shiny labs. Marta Balaga, Variety, 3 Sep. 2022 And instead of awkward high school pictures, Stewart just uploaded a bunch of old modeling photos of herself looking impossibly hot—plus a short tutorial on how to get lobster meat out of its shell without making a mess. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022 The resulting mane moment was the second in a series, each interpretation toeing the line between loose mermaid lengths and sleek updo, the middle ground providing an impossibly romantic third space. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1
impossibly
adverb
as in incredibly
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- incredibly
- improbably
- implausibly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- seemingly
- apparently
- supposedly
- evidently
- ostensibly
- presumably
- visibly
- putatively
- outwardly
- externally
- ostensively
- believably
- credibly