IMPRESSIONS Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

impressions

noun

plural of impression

as in imprints

a perceptible trace left by pressure a shoe impression in the dirt that could lead police to the culprit

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as in thoughts

something imagined or pictured in the mind had a vague impression that the guide would be female

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Recent Examples of impressions Since then, the apps have kept generating thousands of impressions a week, downloads keep climbing and real users keep showing up, all organically. — Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 After testing multiple new hatchbacks, sedans, minivans, cargo vans, family SUVs and more, here are my top 10 best new vehicles of 2026 so far based on my driving impressions, rankings and overall value propositions. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 So let’s empty the notebook with some of our first impressions from the Trojans’ opening week win. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Its estimate is based on total impressions and average cost per reach. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Connection, wellbeing, and growth are foundational at Patina, shaping experiences that leave lasting impressions which resonate well beyond your stay. — Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 On-the-bubble players still have time to make lasting impressions. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026 Then, there are players who have very limited time to make their impressions on the coaching staff. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 Noted Maryland alum Larry David calls in a favor and spends the game doing George Steinbrenner impressions. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Here, the perpetual journey leaves infinite imprints with travelers.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
In the 1980s horror was hot, with most of the major publishers having horror (or horror-adjacent) imprints.

— Adam Cesare, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of imprints

Noun

The visual style references a late 1980s Donna Karan campaign and video, photographed by Dennis Piel, that featured Rosemary McGrotha expressing her inner thoughts inside a limousine coming into New York.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Fans took to YouTube and Instagram to share their thoughts on the teaser clip.

— Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of thoughts

Noun

In a women's cooperative in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, members weave wedding blankets, and at a workshop in Bagru in India, artisans pound block prints onto fabric.

— Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
The 2000s look typically paired these bright palettes with bold prints like polka dots, stripes, and paisleys.

— Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of prints

Noun

Then come the notions and hardware, like earring posts, beads and crystal accents, that complete the transformation from fleeting flora to lasting adornment.

— Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
My novel The Rayburn Affair lays bare notions of friendship, rivalry, envy, authorship, and power.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of notions

Noun

The new experiment tested those competing ideas by deliberately weakening the electron interactions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
If Hilton defies the odds this November, his ideas are all but certain to get a frosty reception in what’s likely to be a Democratic supermajority in the Legislature.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ideas

Noun

Lithium-7, meanwhile, is used in advanced fission concepts, including molten salt reactors.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Open Concepts With more mixed reactions than the other trends, open concepts fill out the top five most controversial design trends.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of concepts

Noun

As the narratives converge, Obreht teases out the relationship between our conceptions of history and of ourselves.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The thread of citizen rights and responsibilities weaves through each of these, uniting evolving conceptions of freedom, self-government, and individual achievement from the nation’s past through to its present.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 July 2026

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