IMPRESSIONS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

impressions

noun

plural of impression

as in imprints

a perceptible trace left by pressure a shoe impression in the dirt that could lead police to the culprit

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as in thoughts

something imagined or pictured in the mind had a vague impression that the guide would be female

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Recent Examples of impressions But Meta delayed removal for days as the ad leaped from four impressions to 330. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026 Sculptural pieces are blown and shaped using innovative molds made out of paper or wood; organic curves or impressions are added in the soft glass. — Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026 First impressions mattered a lot as Illinois took a keen interest in Ross. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 According to Journeys, the campaign generated 230 million impressions in its first four weeks, backed by a 30 percent higher media spend. — Jennie Bell, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 According to internal company analytics, Evie, a mostly digital publication, received two hundred million impressions across its social-media channels in a month earlier this year. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 Before long, those casual first impressions gave way to deep friendship. — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026 The shows will join Podium’s broader roster, which reaches more than 50 million monthly video and audio impressions and has over 66 million followers across platforms. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026 After testing multiple new hatchbacks, sedans, minivans, cargo vans, family SUVs and more, here are my top 10 best new vehicles of 2026 so far based on my driving impressions, rankings and overall value propositions. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Here, the perpetual journey leaves infinite imprints with travelers.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
In the 1980s horror was hot, with most of the major publishers having horror (or horror-adjacent) imprints.

— Adam Cesare, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of imprints

Noun

But instead of leaving the rink for an empty condo with only his own thoughts to keep him company, Tavares went to a home — Doug Weight’s, to be exact.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Manhunt also includes video game segments, which take us inside the digital world, where key ideas and thoughts of the main characters form.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoughts

Noun

The brand added that each miniature style is cut from the same silk and finished with prints, piping and proportions that follow the originals as closely as possible.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
First, pink parrot prints just up against green and gold panelling.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of prints

Noun

Fielder and Oppenheim have created a fascinating portrait of a relationship, decimating notions of objectivity in documentary while also interrogating the limits of fiction.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
Visitors to the boutique are handed a booklet in which their fragrance blotters can be placed and notions of perfumes jotted down.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of notions

Noun

Republicans have a president happy to adopt (or take credit for) populist ideas that his party used to blanche at – and candidates who would follow him for every beat.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The whole thing plays like something concocted by an 8th grader sitting in the back of biology class and doodling movie ideas in his notebook, offering more proof that Besson has never quite risen above the juvenile tendencies of his early years.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideas

Noun

Lux is drawn back to the old pictures and voice notes on his phone, while Mille stares at the WhatsApp chat with her sister as if waiting for a response.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
The Beloved Pets Ofrenda had nearly 2,000 pictures of pets on display last year, Barreiro says.

— Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

For example, most receivers travel 12 to 14 yards on seven-step concepts, but Jefferson’s stride length can take him farther up the field.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of concepts

Noun

Beatrice, played by actual academic Anne-Laure Sellier, is a professor at Columbia whose work focuses on how historical conceptions of memory can inform present-day studies of the brain.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
As the narratives converge, Obreht teases out the relationship between our conceptions of history and of ourselves.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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