near to impossible



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.
See also: impossible, near

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Miron (1)MEE-rawn (Polish)Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish
ViggoVIG-go (Swedish)Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
JolÁN-Hungarian
Govannon-Welsh Mythology
NuallÁN-Ancient Irish
UrhoOOR-hoFinnish