Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of impose
adjectiveimposing (comparative more imposing, superlative most imposing)
comparative more imposing · superlative most imposing
- Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.
an imposing presence
4 more examples
an imposing building
The castle was an imposing sight on the hilltop.
He had an imposing figure and a deep voice.
Considerable remains of that terminus still exist, and it does not appear to have been a very imposing place.
1957 September 28, M. D. Greville and G. O. Holt, “Railway Development in Manchester—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 613
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveimpressive in size, manner, or appearance
adjectiveused of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek σοβαρός
- σοβαρός (sobarós)magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Bulgarian внушителен, импозантен
- внушителен (vnušitelen)magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- импозантен (impozanten)magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Catalan imponent, imposant
- imponentmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- imposantmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Chinese Mandarin 壯觀 /壮观, 雄偉 /雄伟
- 壯觀 /壮观 (zhuàngguān)magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- 雄偉 /雄伟 (xióngwěi)magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Czech impozantní
- impozantnímagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Danish imposant, imponerende
- imposantmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- imponerendemagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- stateligmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- monumentalmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Esperanto impona
- imponamagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Finnish mahtava, näyttävä
- mahtavamagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- näyttävämagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
French imposant, impressionnant
- imposantmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- impressionnantmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
German imposant, beeindruckend
- imposantmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- beeindruckendmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Hungarian impozáns
- impozánsmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Italian imponente
- imponentemagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Māori marutuna
- marutunamagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Polish imponujący
- imponującymagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Portuguese imponente
- imponentemagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Romanian impozant, măreț
- impozantmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- mărețmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- impunătormagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- falnicmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Russian внуши́тельный, импоза́нтный
- внуши́тельный (vnušítelʹnyj)magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- импоза́нтный (impozántnyj)magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
- впечатля́ющий (vpečatljájuščij)magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Spanish imponente
- imponentemagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Swedish pampig
- pampigmagnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
imposing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imposing
MLA
“imposing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imposing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imposing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imposing.
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