impressionability

noun

Definition of impressionabilitynext
as in credulity

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Recent Examples of impressionability Your stepson is a teenage boy, the definition of volatility and impressionability. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionability
  1. credulity
  2. gullibility
  3. idealism
  4. optimism
  5. unawareness
  6. ignorance
  7. credulousness
  8. carelessness
Noun
  • What’s worse is the scene that follows, revealing the clean-up of multiple bodies and an elaborate rewriting of the narrative that strains credulity to put it mildly, not to mention shortchanging the Mexican characters.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The earlier series has increasingly strained credulity by having its romance plots hinge on inequalities of gender and class, but seldom of race.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of credulity
Noun
  • Beyond the mystery at the novel’s core, Candlish examines themes of #MeToo harassment, truth versus fiction in social media trends, boomerang kids, and the fine line between gullibility and trust.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Members must accommodate themselves to its fictions, with varying mixtures of gullibility and cynicism; followers shown proof that the leader has lied may admire him all the more for his tactical cleverness.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of gullibility
Noun
  • Sophie Okonedo and Queen Charlotte’s India Amarteifio play the title character, whose political idealism has curdled into middle-class ennui.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • There are some politics in Hard Labor, but seasoned with the irony of the worker, rather than the idealism of the intellectual.
    — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of idealism
Noun
  • Color, embellishment and decorative details were everywhere, bringing a sense of joy and optimism to the season.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • So even though the seeds planted for future seasons don’t fill me with optimism for more Crystal Lake, my low expectations have already been exceeded once.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of optimism
Noun
  • Have hypoglycemia unawareness – an absence of warning signs for high blood sugar.
    — Reed Berger-Fleishman, The Conversation, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Black enrollees reported the highest rate of unawareness of work requirements at 62%, compared to 56% among White enrollees and 54% among Hispanic enrollees.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Definition of unawareness
Noun
  • Macca shot back as Poehler feigned ignorance and let out a laugh.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • This kind of ignorance also protected us, to a certain extent.
    — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of ignorance
Noun
  • Her credulousness has actually served Fox as a legal defense, since a person has to know a statement was false or show reckless disregard for the truth in order to be held liable for defamation.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of credulousness
Noun
  • But that drop in intensity quickly veered into carelessness, with the defence failing to assert its composure amid loose passes and hapless communication mix-ups.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Conflicts and tragedies are almost always the result of carelessness or accidents that spiral totally out of control.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of carelessness

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“Impressionability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionability. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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