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 third-round pick out of USC was one of the stars of Ravens training camp, impressing in practices and scoring a touchdown in the team’s first preseason game. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 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

Weaver finished with 221 yards on 21-of-32 passing and two touchdown passes, impressing his new coach along the way because of his ability to extend plays with his legs. — Haddy Barghouti, Mercury News, 29 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