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adjective

as in interested

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verb

past tense of impress
1
as in influenced
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response impressed him with the intensity of their musical performance

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2
as in etched
to produce a vivid impression of impressed the importance of safe driving habits by displaying photos of horrific crashes

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3
as in compelled
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure after weeks of nagging, they impressed her into going to the masquerade party

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Recent Examples of impressed
Adjective
Royals bullpen coach Mitch Stetter was impressed with his ability to command his fastball. — Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Such tools for combating oppressive heat look prescient now, but Stierli isn’t impressed; Tropical Modernism was sensitive to the region’s climate but not to its culture. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026 Others in the industry were impressed YouTube got media company buy-in, Moosnick remembered. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026 One reviewer who works as a mail carrier was impressed after wearing them on the job. — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 30 Aug. 2026 Facing the less-than-impressed detectives, Bret puts forth his theory of the Trawler, which he’s largely cribbed from Joan Didion’s writing on Charles Manson. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026 Watching Harithas, impressed with Palestinian art, form the show slowly in his mind, without notes, was a view into the mind of a great curator. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 David’s view Graham’s campaign, powered by her brother’s old political operation, impressed Republicans. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 But beyond her duties at home, Combs was not impressed with the roles she was asked to audition for. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
Her dedication impressed the American press so much that in 1943, a US postage stamp featuring the Luxembourg flag was issued. — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026 The fact that both quarterbacks checked their ego at the door has impressed North Stars coach Rob Pomazak. — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 Along with Annett, Marriott (6-4, 220) has also impressed throughout the camp, but both face challenges in competing for the backup job. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 Young, who also had a fumble, has been impressed with Freeling’s competitiveness in his first camp and chalked up the rookie’s struggles to who lined up opposite him. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Tseng became his first mentor and, impressed by his curiosity and ability, invited him to sit in on one of his classes at MDC. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Fast forward to this year’s Spring Festival Gala, and Unitree again impressed the crowd with its robots’ more advanced moves that included backflips and leaps over platforms. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 First-round defensive tackle Peter Woods impressed in the first padded practice, splitting reps against Trey Smith and getting the better of backup interior linemen, Sweeney wrote from Day 5. — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026 Young playmaker Arda Güler has impressed in preseason and is set for a starting role. — Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressed
  1. interested
  2. influenced
  3. etched
  4. compelled
  5. concerned
  6. affected
  7. engraved
  8. forced
Adjective
  • Some China watchers, however, are keeping their expectations low, as both sides appear to be more interested in avoiding moves that would risk their current trade truce.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Capa and Taro worked as one, with Capa taking most of the credit, but the film doesn’t seem very interested in that.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of interested
Verb
  • Young reporters like Steinem were allowed to write stories only about women's topics, such as recipes and clothes; writing about issues that actually influenced women's lives was discouraged.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Ruth Steinem had mental health problems, something Steinem has said deeply influenced her.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of influenced
Verb
  • The tragic day, etched into the minds of many Americans, has since been memorialized in classroom textbooks, anniversary broadcasts, museums and the stories told by survivors.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Gal Gadot aside, the most prominent version of Wonder Woman etched in our collective cultural memory—the one from the classic comic strips and the TV series starring Lynda Carter—features her pointed tiara with a central red star.
    — Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of etched
Verb
  • Management also gave positive forward-looking guidance, marked by a record current quarter pipeline that compelled it to raise its full-year top-line growth forecast.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • If she were truly compelled by a voice, Sprague said, Clancy would have succeeded.
    — Sumiko Corley, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of compelled
Adjective
  • Many consumers are concerned about current prices at the gas pump and in grocery stores and want answers on how the Fed plans to address these issues, Horsley says.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The association was primarily concerned about the potential danger of allowing consumers to purchase and install plug-in solar systems without establishing installation, maintenance or inspection standards.
    — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of concerned
Verb
  • German power infrastructure has previously been affected under similar circumstances.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Proceeds from the raffle will go to Heart Heroes, a nonprofit that supports children and families affected by congenital heart disease, and the Florida chapter of the Human Trafficking Foundation.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of affected
Verb
  • Vuitton’s Pharrell Williams, meanwhile, sent out models sporting dangling silver bands daintily engraved with the brand’s LV monogram.
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
  • After the hearing, Khalil and his lawyers posed for photos in front of the National Constitution Center, where all forty-five words of the First Amendment were engraved on a fifty-ton slab of marble, then walked to a ramen bar for lunch.
    — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of engraved
Verb
  • As more cars wrecked behind the incident, NASCAR was forced to throw the caution flag — freezing the field with Preece in front.
    — Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Sometimes, operators were forced to drain one pond and divert its water to save fish in another, the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Inter-branch Organization said in early August.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of forced

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“Impressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressed. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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