Synonyms of impressing

impressing

verb

present participle of impress

1

as in influencing

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 & Similar Words

• influencing
• affecting
• impacting
• touching
• striking
• interesting
• reaching
• inspiring
• swaying
• involving
• bothering
• attracting
• telling (on)
• moving
• fascinating
• concerning
• getting to
• dazzling
• disturbing
• worrying
• ravishing
• penetrating
• engaging
• harassing
• biasing
• upsetting
• enchanting
• troubling
• transporting
• stirring
• plaguing
• trying
• stressing
• carrying away
• charming
• entrancing
• afflicting
• pestering
• enrapturing
• distressing
• captivating
• enthralling
• perturbing
• smiting
• piercing
• coloring
• disquieting
• bewitching
• alluring
• agitating
• flustering
• harrying
• discomforting
• wringing
• straining
• discomposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• boring
• tiring
• wearying
• palling
• jading
• underwhelming

2

as in etching

to produce a vivid impression of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etching
• engraving
• imprinting
• branding
• imbuing
• instilling
• infusing
• inculcating
• infixing
• ingraining
• implanting
• stamping
• fixing
• setting
• enrooting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obliterating
• erasing
• expunging
• blotting out

3

as in coercing

to cause (a person) to give in to pressure

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coercing
• forcing
• compelling
• obliging
• obligating
• driving
• pressuring
• constraining
• intimidating
• blackmailing
• pressing
• making
• muscling
• impelling
• dragooning
• sandbagging
• bullying
• browbeating
• blackjacking
• threatening
• terrorizing
• cowing
• hectoring
• bulldozing
• dragging
• twisting one's arm
• harassing
• badgering
• shaming
• menacing
• hounding
• high-pressuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• letting
• allowing
• permitting
• moving
• talking (into)
• satisfying
• arguing
• inducing
• prevailing (on or upon)
• winning (over)
• convincing
• persuading

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impressing

He was promoted into that global role in 2024, after previously impressing as Forest’s head of recruitment, following the club’s promotion to the Premier League in 2022. — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Granite Bay’s Isaiah Ene earns keep A four-year varsity starter at Granite Bay High in Placer County, Isaiah Ene earned his playing time in the opener after impressing coaches at running back in fall camp. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

The 23-year-old Wilkinson served as the opener for Adrian Houser, who continued impressing by pitching five-plus scoreless innings of bulk relief beginning in the third inning. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

But the company has spent years building a brand that often seemed more interested in impressing left-wing activists than connecting with consumers in middle America. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, John signed with the Cleveland Indians, now the Cleveland Guardians, at the age of 18 after impressing the team with his curveball. — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

The crowd cheered at the joke as Duff laughed on stage, clearly impressing fans with her NBA knowledge. — Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Those skills are put to similar use in Tony, in which Bourdain travels to Provincetown on a whim in hopes of impressing a girl (Emilia Jones) by lying about receiving a fellowship to write a novel. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

As luxury becomes less about impressing others and more about maximizing health, time and relationships, Breckenridge’s approachable character may become one of its most valuable assets. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026