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
Like the newly married, disillusioned Dorothea Brooke in George Eliot’s Middlemarch, the young, impressionable Joyce feels psychologically unmoored by his time in Rome.
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Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
These are the series that draw Canadian advertisers and viewers, who are impressionable to marketing campaigns on both sides of the border.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 13 June 2025
The teamwork and support shown by characters like Fishlegs, Snotlout, Tuffnut, and Ruffnut displays the value of cohesiveness in the midst of differences–a great message for young, impressionable viewers.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
The footage shows pig Napoleon (Rogen) bonding with impressionable Lucky (Matarazzo) when Squealer also tries to connect with them.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
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Eric Bulson, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
These are the series that draw Canadian advertisers and viewers, who are impressionable to marketing campaigns on both sides of the border.
—Amber Dowling, Variety, 13 June 2025
The teamwork and support shown by characters like Fishlegs, Snotlout, Tuffnut, and Ruffnut displays the value of cohesiveness in the midst of differences–a great message for young, impressionable viewers.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 12 June 2025
The footage shows pig Napoleon (Rogen) bonding with impressionable Lucky (Matarazzo) when Squealer also tries to connect with them.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionable
Adjective
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The oldest boy of 11 children was determined to succeed, but not naive.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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As naive as that may sound in a world where so many self-evident rights and wrongs are being routinely, dishonestly evaluated and reevaluated, the series elevates simple truths in ways that are downright inspirational.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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On the way back to her workstation after the 0830 all clear, Masako indulged this innocent conceit by regaling some of her Kenjo coworkers with a claim about her father’s apparently magical ability to protect himself and his family from American bombs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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To illustrate the absurdity of adhering too closely to genre conventions, Galloway describes a plot about an innocent girl who winds up in a strange town.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The most effective solution lies in embracing genuine flexibility.—
Rob Lydic,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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With big sponsors such as Barclays, promoters like Live Nation and even investors like Blackrock, Vanguard and KKR now a target for activists, there’s a genuine fear that the tap could be turned off.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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And the marketing gap was clear: Despite Black women shelling out huge sums of money for goods and services, no publication was targeting them in a sincere way.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
4 Aug. 2025
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The first country singer to headline Lollapalooza was personable and sincere in a genre whose biggest hits revel in karma and spite.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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Light: Some investors worry mid-caps are more vulnerable to market volatility.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The report was rife with errors, including citations to some studies that didn’t exist, but experts agree that children are especially vulnerable to the negative effects of ultraprocessed foods.—
Deidre McPhillips,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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