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 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

True to form, Jones has made considerable strides while impressing his coaches. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Former University of Kansas men’s basketball forward Flory Bidunga wasted no time in impressing his new teammates, coaches and fans at transfer-destination Louisville. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 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

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