not possible
Beyond all capability
Not possible means something cannot happen or be done—it's beyond the realm of what can occur or be achieved.
The phrase functions as a straightforward negation of possibility: It's not possible to be in two places at once.
Often interchangeable with impossible, though *not possible* can sound slightly less absolute in casual speech: That's just not possible right now.
- no wayEmphatic denial
- out of the questionCompletely impossible to consider
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
- unreachableCannot be accessed
- beyond reachUnable to obtain
hopeless · not a chance · futile · dead in the water · unthinkable · inconceivable · when pigs fly · unfeasible · impractical · off the table · forbidden · blocked · barrier · dead-end · dream · fantasy · pie in the sky · wishful
not possiblepossible
Able to occur
achievable · doable · feasible · within reach · attainable
not possiblepossible
Able to occur
conceivable · imaginable · thinkable · plausible · coherent
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