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

That has been Jordan Phillips’ norm every time the whistle blow during practices, and the Miami Dolphins’ second-year nose tackle isn’t focused on impressing his new coaches. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

There, check out the Harbor View Cafe, which has been impressing visitors since 1980. — Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

Jordan Bos, a twenty-three-year-old left-back from Melbourne, has been impressing in the top Dutch league with his intelligence and intricate footwork. — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

Its greatest win was impressing both my dad, who grew up with He-Man, and me, who grew up with Netflix. — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Radek Vitek, 22, could also depart either permanently or on loan in search of regular playing time after impressing on loan at Championship club Bristol City. — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 25 June 2026

And nobody should worry about impressing the chef. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

Characterized by distinct voices and authentic stories with increasing universal appeal, Jordanian cinema is reaching new global markets and impressing ever more international audiences. — Ed Meza, Variety, 17 June 2026

The attendees debated where all these new treatments might fit in, especially with Eli Lilly currently dominating the market for shots and impressing attendees with data from its experimental triple-acting drug retatrutide that produced the most weight loss seen yet. — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 13 June 2026