as in inexperienced
easy to influence
The teacher was accused of forcing his political beliefs on impressionable teenagers. The book had a profound effect on his impressionable young mind.
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Recent Examples of impressionable
And Parker Posey’s impressionable accent alone is sticky enough to keep her top of mind with TV Academy members.
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
After the talk, he was approached by a graduate student named Ian Mertz, who’d fallen in love with catalytic computing five years earlier after learning about it as an impressionable young undergrad.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 30 Mar. 2025
Pandemics corrode citizens' faith in government — especially, and not surprisingly, among impressionable young people.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the right-wingers expressing their opposition to the Tates on Thursday tended to argue that the brothers impart the wrong values to their impressionable audience.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
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Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
After the talk, he was approached by a graduate student named Ian Mertz, who’d fallen in love with catalytic computing five years earlier after learning about it as an impressionable young undergrad.
—Ben Brubaker, Wired News, 30 Mar. 2025
Pandemics corrode citizens' faith in government — especially, and not surprisingly, among impressionable young people.
—Erin Doherty, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the right-wingers expressing their opposition to the Tates on Thursday tended to argue that the brothers impart the wrong values to their impressionable audience.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionable
Adjective
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Don’t be naive and offer $500 for a premium domain name.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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But that naive, first-generation Polish-American girl soon became a force to be reckoned with.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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These rapid deportations mean some innocent people are being denied the chance to clear their name in a U.S. courtroom.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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Seeing innocent people arrested for exercising their civil rights, sparked his desire to pursue a career in law.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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For all the offseason acquisitions meant to bolster the rotation, starting pitching has become a genuine concern for Los Angeles.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Section meetings are open to members, guests and anyone with a genuine interest in UFOs/UAPs.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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In practice, this means making time for one-on-one check-ins, sharing sincere recognition, and being fully present in meetings.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The kids are honest and sincere, not stuck up, not phony.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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His callers represent a wide variety of people –– men, women, conservative Christians, truck drivers, veterans, police officers and farmers –– many of whom often heavily feel the stigma of struggling with mental health, being vulnerable and asking for help.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
17 May 2025
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Even worse, cucurbit plants are vulnerable to many of the same disease problems, and can attract more pests to your watermelon plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 May 2025
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“Impressionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionable. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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