Antonyms for impressive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : im-pres-iv

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛs ɪv

Definition of impressive

Origin : 1570s, "capable of being easily impressed," from impress + -ive. Meaning "capable of making an impression on the mind or senses" is from 1775. Related: Impressively; impressiveness.

adj powerful, influential

Example sentences :

Suddenly his countenance shone with a strange and impressive beauty.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

It was what is generally known as a most impressive service.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Still it was an impressive sight, to one who had not seen Niagara.
Extract from : « Sketches from Memory » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

The orator of Guayana to be impressive must be long, however little he may have to say.
Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson

Cartwright, in his most impressive manner, stepped a foot closer to Bud's chair.
Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith

And he felt that his manner when confronted with the telegram had not been impressive.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Duncan was touched at the quiet and impressive exhibition of his grief.
Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

Such whims are only impressive as we originate them, I think; they are not to be communicated.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

I was aware that the latter phrase was heated where I had merely meant it to be impressive.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

In truth, he is as impressive in the home as in the cathedral.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various

Synonyms for impressive

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