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Antonyms for impression
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-presh-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛʃ ən |
Definition of impression
Origin :- late 14c., "mark produced by pressure," also "image produced in the mind or emotions," from Old French impression "print, stamp; a pressing on the mind," from Latin impressionem (nominative impressio) "onset, attack," figuratively "perception," literally "a pressing into," from imprimere (see impress). Meaning "act or process of indenting" is early 15c.; that of "printing of a number of copies" is from 1570s. Meaning "belief, vague notion" (as in under the impression) is from 1610s.
- noun influence
- noun feeling, idea
- noun design made by pressing
- noun pretending to be somebody
- Of this, there is an impression on my mind too strong to admit of doubt.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Its calmness gave the impression of a wisdom behind it that had no existence.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- This is, at least, the impression left on us by an anecdote told by Elwin.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- Just at the outset, the act of seeing made not the least impression on her numbed brain.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- There will be time enough for the impression to be made after you are married.
- Extract from : « The Imaginary Invalid » by Molire
- And that terrible night left an impression on their minds which was not soon forgotten.
- Extract from : « Stories from Thucydides » by H. L. Havell
- Somehow he had got the impression that everybody lost money at it.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- His manner, however, made no impression on Timmins's stolidity.
- Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
- The impression was so strong that Mr Verloc glanced over his shoulder.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- I thought I was gone; and my condition made an impression on me that never will be lost.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
Synonyms for impression
- apprehension
- belief
- brand
- cast
- conceit
- concept
- conception
- conjecture
- consequence
- conviction
- dent
- depression
- dint
- effect
- fancy
- feel
- feeling
- fingerprint
- footprint
- form
- hollow
- hunch
- image
- imitation
- impact
- impersonation
- impress
- imprint
- indentation
- inkling
- intellection
- mark
- masquerade
- matrix
- memory
- mold
- notion
- opinion
- outline
- parody
- pattern
- perception
- reaction
- recollection
- response
- result
- sendup
- sensation
- sense
- sign
- spoor
- stamp
- stamping
- supposition
- suspicion
- sway
- takeoff
- theory
- thought
- trace
- track
- vestige
- view
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