Antonyms for impressions
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : im-presh-uhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛʃ ən |
Definition of impressions
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
- Now, I must say a word or two about my first impressions on visiting Melbourne.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- I have a very indifferent opinion of light and first impressions.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- Like is a feeble word to voice one's impressions of the land of lovely women.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Gradually a new series of impressions began to register on Martin's brain.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- The sun shines, and our impressions pass away with the storm.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Produce the impressions or original sentiments, from which the ideas are copied.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- What if we were to remain so true to these first impressions as to form no others?
- Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
- Count Prada began to laugh when Pierre told him of these impressions.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The horror of it crowded out all other impressions, sensations fears.
- Extract from : « The Inn at the Red Oak » by Latta Griswold
- Battered and worn from the day's impressions I wanted to be alone and to think.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
Synonyms for impressions
- 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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