Antonyms for impression
ɪmˈprɛʃ ənim·pres·sion

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1. impression

   Idea is in Greek a form or an image. The word signified in early philosophical use the archetype or primal image which the Platonic philosophy supposed to be the model or pattern that existing objects imperfectly embody. This high sense has nearly disappeared from the word idea, and has been largely appropriated by ideal, tho something of the original meaning still appears when in theological or philosophical language we speak of the ideas of God. The present popular use of idea makes it to signify any product of mental apprehension or activity, considered as an object of knowledge or thought; this coincides with the primitive sense at but a single point — that an idea is mental as opposed to anything substantial or physical; thus, almost any mental product, as a belief, conception, design, opinion, etc., may now be called an idea. Compare FANCY; IDEAL.

   Antonyms:
   actuality, fact, reality, substance

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, archetype, belief, conceit, concept, conception, design, fancy, fantasy, idea, ideal, image, imagination, judgment, model, notion, opinion, pattern, plan, purpose, sentiment, supposition, theory, thought

Matched Categories

1. • Concave Shape
   • Dentistry
   • Image
   • Imprint
   • Portrayal
   • Press
   • Printing
   • Publication
   • Symbol

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionnoun

   a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

   "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"

   Synonyms:
   persuasion, touch, public opinion, flavour, stamp, mental picture, imprint, smell, ruling, view, legal opinion, flavor, tactile sensation, whim, touch sensation, thought, printing, effect, picture, opinion, belief, sentiment, spirit, tactual sensation, tone, popular opinion, whimsy, feel, judgment, judgement, feeling, depression, notion, whimsey, vox populi, intuitive feeling, look

2. impression, effectnoun

   an outward appearance

   "he made a good impression"; "I wanted to create an impression of success"; "she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting"

   Synonyms:
   consequence, event, mental picture, core, force, imprint, feeling, effect, result, burden, opinion, notion, depression, essence, outcome, printing, gist, stamp, upshot, issue, picture, belief

3. mental picture, picture, impressionnoun

   a clear and telling mental image

   "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"

   Synonyms:
   belief, flick, stamp, video, mental picture, imprint, film, moving picture, depiction, printing, characterization, effect, picture, motion-picture show, opinion, ikon, movie, scene, delineation, characterisation, word-painting, pic, exposure, image, photo, motion picture, pictorial matter, notion, photograph, icon, depression, feeling, painting, word picture, moving-picture show, picture show

4. depression, impression, imprintnoun

   a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

   "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"

   Synonyms:
   economic crisis, mental picture, imprint, feeling, natural depression, effect, opinion, clinical depression, depression, low, embossment, printing, notion, stamp, depressive disorder, slump, picture, belief

5. stamp, impressionnoun

   a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

   "he put his stamp on the envelope"

   Synonyms:
   postage, mental picture, mould, revenue stamp, imprint, cast, feeling, effect, depression, mold, opinion, tender, pestle, seal, postage stamp, printing, legal tender, stamp, notion, picture, belief

6. impression, printingnoun

   all the copies of a work printed at one time

   "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

   Synonyms:
   depression, effect, printing process, feeling, notion, opinion, imprint, stamp, mental picture, printing, belief, picture

7. impressionnoun

   (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster

   "the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"

   Synonyms:
   depression, effect, feeling, notion, opinion, imprint, stamp, mental picture, printing, belief, picture

8. impressionnoun

   an impressionistic portrayal of a person

   "he did a funny impression of a politician"

   Synonyms:
   depression, effect, feeling, notion, opinion, imprint, stamp, mental picture, printing, belief, picture

9. impressionnoun

   the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another

   "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"

   Synonyms:
   depression, effect, feeling, notion, opinion, imprint, stamp, mental picture, printing, belief, picture

How to use impression in a sentence?

1. Shinichiro Kobayashi:

   There is a high possibility the BOJ will slow its ETF buying, but the BOJ will do so in a way that doesn’t give markets the impression it is dialling back stimulus.

2. Katsuhiko Nakamura:

   Having the summit here allows Abe to put forth an impression of international leadership.

3. Chris Hemsworth:

   I'd probably attempt to ... forget all the wonderful films that I'd watched over the years, that I grew up on, and erase them and experience that joy all over again, certain films ... I've seen 10, 15 times and still love them but wish I could have that very first impression and experience again.

4. Alexander Yakovenko:

   We get the impression that the British government is deliberately pursuing the policy of destroying all possible evidence, classifying all remaining materials and making an independent and transparent investigation impossible.

5. Thursday McCabe:

   The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terrorism and Trump, i at no time got the impression that he had actually sought support or talked to those people about it.

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