Impossible
Impossible adjective - Incapable of being solved or accomplished.
Not likely and impossible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not likely" instead an adjective "Impossible".
Nearby Words: impossibility, impossibly
Not likely
Impossible and not likely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Impossible" instead an adjective phrase "Not likely".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fanciful and impossible
- fanciful and not likely
- dubious and impossible
- dubious and not likely
- questionable and impossible
- questionable and not likely
- doubtful and impossible
- doubtful and not likely
- implausible and impossible
- implausible and not likely
- incredible and impossible
- incredible and not likely
- unbelievable and impossible
- unbelievable and not likely
Both terms in one sentence
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While it's far from impossible that there were black people in France during that time period, indeed, a black actor is playing Enjolras in the current Broadway revival, it's not likely that one could have risen to Javert's rank in the police department.
Source: Black Vikings
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