Synonyms of imprint

imprint 1 of 2

noun

ˈim-ˌprint 

1

as in trail

a mark or series of marks left on a surface by something that has passed along it

found an imprint on the road where something apparently had been dragged

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trail
• footprint
• trace
• track
• residue
• residual
• path
• sign
• reminder
• print
• footstep
• tread
• shadow
• remnant
• scent
• evidence
• indication
• artifact
• rut
• step
• footmark
• hoofprint
• token
• telltale
• inkling
• leavings
• clue
• pug
• remainder
• vestige
• spoor
• intimation
• cue
• relic
• suggestion
• hint
• lead
• remain(s)
• whiff

2

as in impression

a perceptible trace left by pressure

an imprint of a dinosaur's foot embedded in the limestone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impression
• print
• impress
• stamp
• mark
• dent
• sign
• hollow
• indentation
• indent
• indenture

imprint

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verb

im-ˈprint 

as in to etch

to produce a vivid impression of

that early lesson on the value of honesty permanently imprinted itself on my mind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etch
• engrave
• brand
• impress
• imbue
• ingrain
• stamp
• infuse
• infix
• inculcate
• implant
• instill
• enroot
• set
• fix

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• erase
• obliterate
• expunge
• blot out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of imprint

Noun

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

The imprint’s initial discs in 1903 turned Italian tenor Enrico Caruso into the first international record star. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Verb

And the smallest debutants have imprinted their mark without winning a match. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026

The question, then as now, was how the winners would seek to imprint their values and beliefs on the nation. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026