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Synonyms for impresses
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb im-pres; noun im-pres |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈprɛs; noun ˈɪm prɛs |
Top 10 synonyms for impresses Other synonyms for the word impresses
- be conspicuous
- blow away
- bring home
- buffalo
- bulldoze
- carry
- carve
- dent
- drive home
- electrify
- emboss
- enforce
- engrave
- enthuse
- establish
- etch
- fix
- galvanize
- get
- get into head
- grab
- grandstand
- imprint
- inculcate
- indent
- inscribe
- instill
- kill
- knock out
- make a hit
- make an impression
- make splash
- move
- overawe
- pique
- press
- provoke
- push around
- register
- score
- set
- show off
- slay
- stamp
- stimulate
- stir
- stress
- strike
Définition of impresses
Origin :- late 14c., "have a strong effect on the mind or heart," from Latin impressus, past participle of imprimere "press into or upon, stamp," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Literal sense of "to apply with pressure, make a permanent image in, indent, imprint" is from early 15c. in English. Sense of "to levy for military service" is from 1590s, a meaning more from press (v.2). Related: Impressed; impressing.
- verb influence
- verb press down to make design
- verb emphasize
- It impresses all classes, and we can make so much use of it when dealing with Nicholas.
- Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
- But, after all, it is perhaps the innate gaiety of the Copenhagener which impresses you most.
- Extract from : « Denmark » by M. Pearson Thomson
- Molyneux impresses more than Mullins, of which it is merely the dim., Fr.
- Extract from : « The Romance of Names » by Ernest Weekley
- But what impresses most is not the art but the religion of the place.
- Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
- She does not; it impresses itself on a man though she never speak a word to him.
- Extract from : « That Girl Montana » by Marah Ellis Ryan
- What a personality he has, and how, in his quiet unassuming way, he impresses it on us!
- Extract from : « Margarita's Soul » by Ingraham Lovell
- One thing that impresses everybody is Helen's tireless activity.
- Extract from : « Story of My Life » by Helen Keller
- The artist's personality, as it should, impresses us first, powerfully and irresistibly.
- Extract from : « The History of "Punch" » by M. H. Spielmann
- There's nothing that so impresses a rural population as a detective.
- Extract from : « The Four Pools Mystery » by Jean Webster
- The cavalry most impresses me; the men are so finely mounted, and they ride royally.
- Extract from : « Saunterings » by Charles Dudley Warner
Antonyms for impresses
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