Synonyms for impress
ɪmˈprɛs; ˈɪm prɛs

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1. impress, impressment(verb)

   the act of coercing someone into government service

   Synonyms:
   impressment

2. affect, impress, move, strike(verb)

   have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

   "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

   Synonyms:
   touch, chance upon, dissemble, incite, act, expunge, move, motivate, affect, strickle, imprint, attain, be active, come upon, chance on, propel, impact, take, fall upon, strike, involve, shanghai, ingrain, assume, displace, make a motion, excise, collide with, coin, yarn-dye, fall, proceed, walk out, impinge on, go, sham, run into, scratch, shine, hit, prompt, regard, touch on, take up, bear on, locomote, mint, instill, travel, happen upon, bear upon, pretend, come to, run, print, feign, actuate, light upon, come across, discover

3. impress(verb)

   impress positively

   "The young chess player impressed her audience"

   Synonyms:
   imprint, move, ingrain, instill, shanghai, strike, affect, yarn-dye, print

4. impress, ingrain, instill(verb)

   produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

   "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

   Synonyms:
   instill, yarn-dye, impregnate, instil, strike, imprint, inculcate, ingrain, tincture, affect, print, move, shanghai, grain, transfuse, infuse

5. impress, imprint(verb)

   mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

   "To make a batik, you impress a design with wax"

   Synonyms:
   imprint, move, ingrain, instill, shanghai, strike, affect, yarn-dye, print, form

6. print, impress(verb)

   reproduce by printing

   Synonyms:
   imprint, move, ingrain, instill, shanghai, strike, publish, affect, yarn-dye, print

7. shanghai, impress(verb)

   take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship

   "The men were shanghaied after being drugged"

   Synonyms:
   imprint, move, ingrain, instill, shanghai, strike, affect, yarn-dye, print

8. impress, yarn-dye(verb)

   dye (fabric) before it is spun

   Synonyms:
   imprint, move, ingrain, instill, shanghai, strike, affect, yarn-dye, print

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1. impress(noun)

   The act of impressing

   Synonyms:
   confiscate, print, imprint, pressgang, stamp, seize, impound, sequester, make an impression

2. impress(noun)

   An impression, and impressed image or copy of something

   Synonyms:
   imprint, impound, print, seize, make an impression, confiscate, sequester, pressgang, stamp

3. impress(noun)

   A stamp or seal used to make an impression

   Synonyms:
   confiscate, seize, imprint, stamp, pressgang, make an impression, impound, sequester, print

4. impress(noun)

   An impression on the mind, imagination etc.

   Synonyms:
   make an impression, seize, print, imprint, confiscate, sequester, pressgang, impound, stamp

5. impress(verb)

   Synonyms:
   imprint, sequester, confiscate, print, stamp, pressgang, make an impression, impound, seize

6. impress(verb)

   Synonyms:
   impound, seize, confiscate, print, stamp, make an impression, imprint, sequester, pressgang

7. impress(verb)

   Synonyms:
   sequester, imprint, impound, make an impression, stamp, pressgang, seize, print, confiscate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. impress(n)

   Synonyms:
   imprint, print, device, motto, impression, stamp

2. impress(v)

   Synonyms:
   stamp, print, imprint, inculcate, fix deeply

   Antonyms:
   learn, be impressed, be studious, be mindful

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. impress(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   stamp, print, imprint, mark by pressure

2. impress(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   inculcate, fix deeply

3. impress(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   press, force into public service

4. impress(n.)

   Synonyms:
   print, imprint, stamp, impression, mark, seal

5. impress(n.)

   Synonyms:
   device (as upon a seal), motto, cognizance, symbol, emblem

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