IMPRESSIONS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

impressions

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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 Hundreds of reporters and photojournalists came to Vietnam to witness the end of a war that had lasted thirty years and in which millions had died, and many recorded their impressions. —

Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 That’s been further reflected in the initial impressions Martone has made on some people around the league who have gotten a chance to see him in person. —

Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 But on my first evening in Tehran, those impressions began to loosen. —

Barry Hoffner, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 The cherry was the main event Before this point in the lunar flyby, the four astronauts periodically radioed their impressions of the Moon’s deep craters, mountain peaks, and volcanic markings. —

Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026 Venture capital meetings, accelerator demo days and even corporate board presentations often hinge on short, high-stakes interactions where impressions of the leader quickly become impressions of the venture. —

Paul Sanchez Ruiz, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026 What were your first impressions of the women? —

Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 6 Apr. 2026 They’re paid based on the CPM, which refers to the cost per 1,000 impressions. —

Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026 As first impressions go, this was the equivalent of forgetting a date’s name, checking the phone while ordering, and deciding to talk religion and politics over dessert. —

Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026

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The Universe is simply born with the amount of entropy that the transition from an inflationary state to a hot Big Bang state, a process known as cosmic reheating, imprints upon it.

— Big Think, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
The coin, which breaks with the country’s longstanding tradition of not featuring a living person on its currency, joins a swiftly growing list of other Trumpian imprints on arts and culture, including architectural choices deemed gaudy and garish by experts and laypeople alike.

— Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026