Phrase guide

out of the question

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not remotely possible.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

totally unlikely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impossible, inconceivable, unimaginable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 根本不可能的 (gēnběn bù kěnéng de) — not remotely possible
  • Chinese Mandarin: 免談 /免谈 (miǎntán) — not remotely possible
  • Dutch: nicht im Frage — not remotely possible
  • Finnish: ei tule kysymykseen — not remotely possible
  • French: hors de question — not remotely possible
  • French: pas question — not remotely possible
  • French: exclu — not remotely possible
  • German: außer Frage — not remotely possible
  • Hebrew: לא בא בחשבון — not remotely possible
  • Hungarian: ki van zárva — not remotely possible
  • Hungarian: kizárt dolog — not remotely possible
  • Hungarian: szó sem lehet róla — not remotely possible
  • Icelandic: út úr kortinu — not remotely possible
  • Japanese: 問題外 (mondaigai) — not remotely possible
  • Japanese: 問題にならない (mondai ni naranai) — not remotely possible
  • Macedonian: не доаѓа во предвид (ne doaǵa vo predvid) — not remotely possible
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kommer ikke på tale — not remotely possible
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ikke tale om — not remotely possible
  • Polish: nie ma mowy — not remotely possible
  • Russian: не мо́жет быть и ре́чи (ne móžet bytʹ i réči) — not remotely possible
  • Spanish: fuera de discusión — not remotely possible
  • Swedish: inte komma på fråga — not remotely possible