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impress
impress
Synonyms and Antonyms of impress
- The drummers impressed him with the intensity of their musical performance.
carry away, dazzle, enrapture, enthrall (or enthral), entrance, ravish, transport
engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce
afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring
allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate
get to
- impressed the importance of safe driving habits by displaying photos of car accidents
- After weeks of nagging, they impressed her into going to the masquerade party.
twist one's arm
Synonym Discussion of impress
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- the sight affected her to tears
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- our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing
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- plants touched by frost
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- his emotions were touched by her distress
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- only one of the plans impressed him
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- struck by the solemnity of the occasion
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- politicians who are swayed by popular opinion
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