Thesaurus results for IMPRESSIVENESS

impressiveness

noun

Definition of impressiveness

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

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Noun

Upon being asked to bend the knee, Aegon delivers a fiery speech asserting his magnificence.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Without Trail Ridge, the Okefenokee would cease to exist in its present magnificence.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of magnificence

Noun

That’s the sign of an overmatched team, and one that should be far, far away from any delusions of postseason grandeur.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
And despite him picking out a sparkler grandeur in size, Ronaldo recalled that Rodríguez was more focused on the meaning behind his proposal than the rock attached to it.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of grandeur

Noun

But there have also been many mid-30s former All-Stars who couldn’t muster anything remotely close to greatness during their twilight tours with the Heat.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
Between 2009 and 2018, their rivalry transformed El Clasico into a global TV event and turned La Liga into a weekly referendum on individual greatness.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of greatness

Noun

Snorkeling and Diving The Channel Islands’ natural splendor continues well below the surface of the Pacific.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
Its storytelling economy is just as crafty, finding splendor with humble tools, and distills Parton’s whole persona into one perfect song.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 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

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