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impressiveness

noun

Definition of impressivenessnext
as in magnificence

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Recent Examples of impressiveness The impressiveness of this UM victory cannot be overstated. — Miami Herald, 1 Jan. 2026 Despite the demo’s impressiveness, some remain sceptical. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025 Beyond the impressiveness of the feat, Kittredge’s inning of perfection was a needed bounce-back outing after Cubs fans’ boos followed him off the mound the night before. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressiveness
  1. magnificence
  2. grandeur
  3. greatness
  4. splendor
  5. grandness
  6. dignity
  7. elegance
Noun
  • The magnificence of the AI renaissance has blinded our society to its pernicious creep into the arts.
    — David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Upon being asked to bend the knee, Aegon delivers a fiery speech asserting his magnificence.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of magnificence
Noun
  • Like, for example, John Cassavetes’s A Woman Under the Influence has tremendous grandeur.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Repent and repair Rather than browbeating people into repentance, the Ne’ilah service’s strategy is to boost them up into it, playing upon the biblical idea of the grandeur of humanity.
    — Reuven Kimelman, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of grandeur
Noun
  • Devoid of any hint of satanic greatness, the balding, nearsighted bureaucrat on the stand in Jerusalem looked more like an accountant than anything else.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The magic is indeed missing, and after two seasons of conjuring up postseason greatness, these back-to-reality Dodgers appear headed for an early fall.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of greatness
Noun
  • Change is hard for everyone, from people living at subsistence level in sub-Saharan Africa to those living in relative splendor on the California coast.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The independent company prioritized restoring the hotel, which has a place on the National Register of Historic Places, to its former splendor and updating it to delight modern sensibilities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of splendor
Noun
  • His relaxed point of view is a far cry from the grandness or the grittiness that marked the work of Western painters past like Frederic Remington or Albert Bierstadt.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Definition of grandness
Noun
  • Talem played Rabab Saube, the mother of the young protagonist, in the drama addressing violence against women, female dignity and women’s rights.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Treating oneself with compassion, dignity, and forgiveness is vital.
    — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of dignity
Noun
  • The spacious drawing room radiates Georgian elegance with soaring ceilings, floor-length sash windows, mural wallpaper, and intricate crown moldings.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
  • But lady-like neutrals offer understated elegance that elongates the fingers and instantly softens the look of the hands.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of elegance

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“Impressiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressiveness. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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