impressionability

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionability
Noun
  • Action movies have long strained the limits of credulity.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • Yet worse than credulity — or perhaps just its flip side — is cynicism.
    David Nurenberg, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Maya Sofia Enciso has a sassy, big-hearted idealism as Nina’s daughter, Chivi.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2025
  • The Morning Show has racked up a slew of awards (including multiple Emmys for Billy Crudup as the charismatic Cory Ellison) and critical acclaim for its take on what happens when idealism meets ratings pressure.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Three successive second-place finishes can be draining, but overriding optimism comes from their consistency.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
  • There might be some discussion in the baseball card community as to whether these blister packs were worth more closed than open, but that just might be a dash of hopeful optimism.
    Curtis Silver, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • This lack of education feeds ignorance and, in turn, complacency – allowing the flawed logic of deterrence to remain unchallenged.
    Masako Toki, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2025
  • It should be called the Know Nothings, a historical homage to anti-immigration and willful ignorance.
    DP Opinion, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
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“Impressionability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionability. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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