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impression

[im-presh-uhn] / ɪmˈprɛʃ ən /
NOUN
influence
Synonyms
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consequence effect feeling impact reaction response
STRONG
result sway
Antonyms
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beginning cause commencement origin question source start
WEAK
materiality physicality
NOUN
feeling, idea
Synonyms
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belief concept image memory notion opinion perception recollection sense suspicion theory thought view
STRONG
apprehension conceit conception conjecture conviction fancy feel hunch inkling intellection sensation supposition
Antonyms
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concrete reality
STRONG
fact proof truth
WEAK
materiality physicality
NOUN
design made by pressing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
footprint imprint pattern
STRONG
brand cast dent depression dint fingerprint form hollow impress indentation mark matrix mold outline print sign spoor stamp trace track vestige
WEAK
stamping
Antonyms
STRONG
bulge
WEAK
materiality physicality
NOUN
pretending to be somebody
Synonyms
STRONGEST
impersonation
STRONG
imitation masquerade parody send-up takeoff
Antonyms
WEAK
materiality physicality

Example Sentences

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I got the impression she thought his gifts to his sons were excessive.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

The President may have to disabuse them of that impression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It had never made a strong enough impression to follow me into adulthood, and so it didn’t.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Only her carved cheekbones give off an impression of Lori’s hungry ambition.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

I wondered who’d taught him not to fidget, because he was doing a killer impression of a statue.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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