Antonyms for impress
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb im-pres; noun im-pres |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ɪmˈprɛs; noun ˈɪm prɛs |
Definition of impress
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
- Boys were flogged when criminals were hanged, to impress the awful warning on them.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- Boys were flogged at boundaries, to impress the boundaries on their memory.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- The Eastern end of the Cathedral does not impress the beholder.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- She said this calmly and quietly, as though to impress her informant and reassure him.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- These performances, I gather, are to impress upon you that he is a free man and your equal.
- Extract from : « American Notes » by Rudyard Kipling
- Obviously, a public building is meant to impress the public.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- Endeavour to impress that upon her at your leisure, if you please.'
- Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
- It was not for him—not even to impress him, except as a messenger.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- He says you must impress the public, and so he is going in for fine offices.'
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- In case I was forgetful, please let me impress the fact upon you now.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Synonyms for impress
- affect
- arouse
- awe
- be conspicuous
- blow away
- bring home
- buffalo
- bulldoze
- carry
- carve
- dent
- drive home
- electrify
- emboss
- enforce
- engrave
- enthuse
- establish
- etch
- excite
- faze
- fix
- galvanize
- get
- get into head
- grab
- grandstand
- imprint
- inculcate
- indent
- inscribe
- inspire
- instill
- kill
- knock out
- make a hit
- make an impression
- make splash
- mark
- move
- overawe
- pique
- press
- provoke
- push around
- register
- score
- set
- show off
- slay
- stamp
- stimulate
- stir
- stress
- strike
- sway
- thrill
- touch
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