near to impossible

Of such difficulty as to be or seem almost impossible. (Hyphenated if used before a noun.) The promises of the candidate during her presidential campaign are near to impossible to achieve, but they have garnered a huge following of dedicated supporters. The boss keeps setting us near-to-impossible deadlines for these new projects.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Katharine	['kæθərin]
Jeffery	['dʒefri]
Kimbra	KIM-brə	English (Rare)
Albine	-	French, German
'Uri	-	Biblical Hebrew
Susann	zoo-ZAHN (German)	German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish