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

The cornerback room shows significant improvement with free agent Benjamin St-Juste and rookie Brandon Cisse impressing, challenging Carrington Valentine and potentially boosting a unit that struggled last season. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Marco Palestra arrives after impressing as an attack-minded wing-back for Atalanta, while Geovany Quenda’s arrival allows another natural fit for a 3-4-2-1 formation. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Elites move up in the world by impressing other members of the elite rather than a mass audience. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

However, after impressing bigwigs at Universal with his short film Amblin’, Spielberg put his education aside in 1968 to pursue filmmaking. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Some celebrity wines seem more focused on lining investors’ pockets than impressing palates. — Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 17 July 2026

La Roja entered the 2010 World Cup as one of the favorites, having won the 2008 European Championships and impressing the world with its style of play, particularly with its out-of-this-world midfield – much like Spain in 2026. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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