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 On-the-bubble players still have time to make lasting impressions. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 Then, there are players who have very limited time to make their impressions on the coaching staff. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 Noted Maryland alum Larry David calls in a favor and spends the game doing George Steinbrenner impressions. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 For years, marketers have measured digital visibility through rankings, impressions, traffic and clicks. — Dr. Bin Tang, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Nearly 23 million of those impressions would have been overlooked in the pre-OOH era, and Schroeder himself acknowledged the way the 2020 measurement glow-up has shaken up the Tryptophan Fest. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026 There was a no-phones policy, but there were also no NDAs, so fans freely shared their experiences on Reddit and other forums after the event… including their impressions about Phoebe Bridgers being as good at skating as at music. — Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Here are my first impressions and the features that have me most excited. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 Hokusai has led the charge, with exceptional impressions of The Great Wave regularly smashing expectations. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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Noun

In the 1980s horror was hot, with most of the major publishers having horror (or horror-adjacent) imprints.

— Adam Cesare, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Certainly no wild horse had made the round imprints that led through the sagging door of that old building.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of imprints

Noun

Since then, prints of Sambizanga and Maldoror’s many later works have been some of the most in-demand properties on the repertory scene, with retrospectives at various institutions from MoMA to Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Contay has spent nearly a decade at the Whitney, joining in 2017 as curator of drawings and prints.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of prints

Noun

The entire collection was made from the fabrics, trims, notions, and remnants that have accumulated at its studio over the years.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026
De Fabeltjeskrant is designed to tap into both notions, restoring and distributing the original programming for the audiences who grew up with it and simultaneously rebuilding the property for children encountering its characters for the first time.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of notions

Noun

Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Algorithms can be implemented in different programming languages, in much the same way that ideas can be expressed in English, Mandarin, or Arabic.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ideas

Noun

This is as true as the fact that Heather called the paparazzi to take pictures of her and Terry at Disney World.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
When people tour your home, whether through pictures or an open house, there’s more to the home that adds to the feel other than the color of your walls or hardwood floors.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

Sung Soo Han, the head of Pledis, known as the master professional, has led the group’s overall production for music, visual concepts and their performances.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Similar to a helicopter, the electric taxi concepts lift off vertically and don’t need a runway, creating a niche for expanding such air travel just a few thousand feet overhead in one of the world’s busiest air travel hubs.

— Pat Maio, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of concepts

Noun

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
The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

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