| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | absurd | wildly unreasonable or impossible |
| 2. | at a standstill | completely unable to proceed |
| 3. | at an impasse | stuck with no solution |
| 4. | barred | prevented or not allowed |
| 5. | beyond hope | without any real chance |
| 6. | beyond possibility | outside what can happen |
| 7. | beyond reach | unable to be obtained |
| 8. | beyond recovery | unable to be restored |
| 9. | beyond redemption | unable to be saved |
| 10. | beyond repair | unable to be fixed |
| 11. | beyond saving | unable to be rescued |
| 12. | blocked | prevented from happening |
| 13. | boxed in | restricted with no way out |
| 14. | can’t be done | not able to be accomplished |
| 15. | closed off | made inaccessible or impossible |
| 16. | cooked | ruined with no chance |
| 17. | cornered | left with no options |
| 18. | cut off | separated and unable to continue |
| 19. | daunting | intimidatingly difficult |
| 20. | dead end | leading to no solution |
| 21. | dead in the water | unable to proceed at all |
| 22. | deadlocked | stuck with no progress |
| 23. | done for | beyond rescue or recovery |
| 24. | doomed | certain to fail |
| 25. | excluded | left out as impossible |
| 26. | fantastic | so extreme as unbelievable |
| 27. | far-fetched | too unlikely to be true |
| 28. | finished | ended with no hope |
| 29. | fixed | not able to be changed |
| 30. | forbidden | not allowed to happen |
| 31. | formidable | very difficult to overcome |
| 32. | futile | incapable of producing success |
| 33. | gridlocked | blocked with no movement |
| 34. | hampered | made difficult or impossible |
| 35. | hemmed in | confined and unable to proceed |
| 36. | Herculean | requiring enormous effort |
| 37. | hopeless | having no chance of success |
| 38. | impracticable | not able to be carried out |
| 39. | incurable | unable to be cured |
| 40. | indefensible | unable to be justified |
| 41. | ineluctable | unable to be avoided |
| 42. | inescapable | unable to be avoided |
| 43. | insurmountable | too great to overcome |
| 44. | intractable | hard to control or solve |
| 45. | irreconcilable | unable to be made compatible |
| 46. | irremediable | unable to be corrected |
| 47. | irreparable | unable to be fixed |
| 48. | jammed | stuck and unable to proceed |
| 49. | kaput | broken and unusable |
| 50. | locked out | prevented from entering or joining |
| 51. | lost cause | something with no hope |
| 52. | ludicrous | laughably unreasonable or impossible |
| 53. | marooned | left isolated and helpless |
| 54. | monumental | extremely difficult or large |
| 55. | no chance | there is no possibility |
| 56. | no-go | not possible or allowed |
| 57. | nonnegotiable | not open to change |
| 58. | nonviable | not capable of success |
| 59. | not feasible | not practical or possible |
| 60. | not happening | definitely not going to occur |
| 61. | not on | not acceptable or possible |
| 62. | not possible | unable to happen or exist |
| 63. | out of bounds | not allowed or possible |
| 64. | out of reach | unable to be obtained |
| 65. | out of the question | completely not possible |
| 66. | overwhelming | too great to handle |
| 67. | paralyzed | unable to act or move |
| 68. | pinned down | unable to move or change |
| 69. | pipe dream | unrealistic impossible hope |
| 70. | preposterous | ridiculously unlikely or impossible |
| 71. | prevented | stopped from happening |
| 72. | prohibited | officially not allowed |
| 73. | prohibitive | so great as to prevent |
| 74. | refractory | stubbornly resistant to control |
| 75. | ridiculous | so unreasonable as impossible |
| 76. | ruled out | excluded as not possible |
| 77. | sealed | decided beyond reversal |
| 78. | set in stone | fixed and not changeable |
| 79. | shut out | kept from participating |
| 80. | stalemated | stuck with no resolution |
| 81. | stopped cold | halted completely |
| 82. | stranded | left unable to proceed |
| 83. | stuck | unable to move forward |
| 84. | sunk | ruined beyond recovery |
| 85. | trapped | unable to escape or proceed |
| 86. | unachievable | not able to be achieved |
| 87. | unattainable | not able to be reached |
| 88. | undoable | not able to be done |
| 89. | unfeasible | not capable of being done |
| 90. | unrealizable | not able to be made real |
| 91. | unsolvable | not able to be solved |
| 92. | untenable | unable to be maintained |
| 93. | unviable | not capable of succeeding |
| 94. | unworkable | not practical or workable |
| 95. | uphill | very difficult to achieve |
| 96. | without a prayer | with virtually no chance |
| 97. | without hope | having no chance of success |
| 98. | without recourse | with no available solution |
| 99. | without remedy | unable to be corrected |
| 100. | written in stone | fixed and unchangeable |