Illogical vs Impossible - What's the difference?
illogical | impossible |
Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
Not possible; not able to be done or happen.
* 1865 , (Lewis Carroll), (w, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)
* 13 March 1962 ,
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(math, dated) imaginary
an impossibility
* Late 14th century': “Madame,” quod he, “this were an '''impossible !” — Geoffrey Chaucer, ‘The Franklin's Tale’, ''Canterbury Tales
As adjectives the difference between illogical and impossible
is that illogical is contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning while impossible is not possible; not able to be done or happen.As a noun impossible is
an impossibility.illogical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She gave me an illogical reply and left me standing there feeling confused.
Derived terms
* illogicality * illogically * illogicalnessSynonyms
* absurd * irrational * unreasoning * unsoundAntonyms
* logicalSee also
* illogicimpossible
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Alternative forms
* inpossible (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- Nothing is impossible , only impassible.
- Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible , there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}
- impossible quantities, or imaginary numbers