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impress

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of impress

a perceptible trace left by pressure

the stamp left a smudgy impress on the paper

Synonyms of impress

impression, imprint, print, stamp

Words Related to impress

dent, hollow, indent, indentation, indenture

impress

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of impress

1 to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

impressed him with the intensity of their musical performance

Synonyms of impress

affect, impact, influence, move, reach, strike, sway, tell (on), touch

Words Related to impress

carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), 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

Phrases Synonymous with impress

Near Antonyms of impress

bore, jade, pall, tire, weary

2 to produce a vivid impression of

impressed the importance of safe driving habits by displaying photos of horrific crashes

Synonyms of impress

brand, engrave, etch, imprint, infix, ingrain (also engrain)

Words Related to impress

enroot, imbue, implant, inculcate, infuse, instill

fix, set, stamp

Near Antonyms of impress

blot out, erase, expunge, obliterate

3 to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

after weeks of nagging, they impressed her into going to the masquerade party

Synonyms of impress

blackjack, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, drive, force, impel, make, muscle, obligate, oblige, press, pressure, sandbag

Words Related to impress

browbeat, bulldoze, bully, cow, hector, intimidate

blackmail, high-pressure, menace, shame, terrorize, threaten

badger, harass, hound

Phrases Synonymous with impress

twist one's arm

Near Antonyms of impress

allow, let, permit

argue, convince, induce, move, persuade, prevail (on or upon), satisfy, talk (into), win (over)

Synonym Discussion of impress

affect, influence, touch, impress, strike, sway mean to produce or have an effect upon. affect implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction.

- the sight affected her to tears

influence implies a force that brings about a change (as in nature or behavior).

- our beliefs are influenced by our upbringing

touch may carry a vivid suggestion of close contact and may connote stirring, arousing, or harming.

- plants touched by frost
- his emotions were touched by her distress

impress stresses the depth and persistence of the effect.

- only one of the plans impressed him

strike, similar to but weaker than impress, may convey the notion of sudden sharp perception or appreciation.

- struck by the solemnity of the occasion

sway implies the acting of influences that are not resisted or are irresistible, with resulting change in character or course of action.

- politicians who are swayed by popular opinion

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