Meanings
adjectiveimpressive (comparative more impressive, superlative most impressive)
comparative more impressive · superlative most impressive
- Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
an impressive movie
1 more example
an impressive speech
Synonyms: stupendous, gee whiz, imposing, lordly
- Capable of being impressed.
- Appealing.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveMaking, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivemaking a strong or vivid impression
Similar
Opposite
adjectiveproducing a strong effect
Also see
amazingarrestingastonishingastoundingawe-inspiringawesomeawfulawingbang-upbaronialbrilliantdazzlingdramaticeffectiveeffectualefficaciousexcitingexpansiveeye-poppingformidablefulgurantfulgurousgallantgloriousgrandgrandioseheroicimposingloftymagnificentmajesticmind-bogglingnobleoutstandingpalatialproudsellysensationalsignalspectacularsplendidstaggeringstatelystrikingstunningstupefyingtellingthunderingwonderful
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pres-
- Proto-Italic*pres-
- Latinpremō
- Latinimprimō
- Latinimpressus
- Middle Englishimpressen
- Englishimpress
- Englishimpressive
Translations
Bulgarian впечатляващ, впечатлителен
- впечатляващ (vpečatljavašt)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- впечатлителен (vpečatlitelen)capable of being impressed
Catalan impressionant
- impressionantmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Chinese Mandarin 令人印象深刻
- 令人印象深刻 (lìngrén yìnxiàng shēnkè)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Czech působivý, vnímavý
- působivýmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- vnímavýcapable of being impressed
Dutch indrukwekkend, imposant
- indrukwekkendmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- imposantmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- onder de indrukcapable of being impressed
Esperanto impona
- imponamaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Finnish vaikuttava, muhkea
- vaikuttavamaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- muhkeamaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
French impressionnant, épatant
- impressionnantmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- épatantmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- impressionnablecapable of being impressed
German beeindruckend, eindrucksvoll
- beeindruckendmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- eindrucksvollmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- imposantmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Greek εντυπωσιακός
- εντυπωσιακός (entyposiakós)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Hebrew מרשים
- מרשים (marshím)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Hungarian impresszív
- impresszívmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Icelandic tilkomumikill
- tilkomumikillmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Indonesian impresif
- impresifmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Irish iontach
- iontachmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Italian impressionante, spettacolare
- impressionantemaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- spettacolaremaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- notevolemaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- eccitanteappealing
Japanese 印象的な
- 印象的な (inshōteki na)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Korean 인상적
- 인상적 (insangjeok)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Norwegian imponerende
- imponerendemaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Persian چشمگیر
- چشمگیر (češmgir)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Polish imponujący
- imponującymaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Portuguese impressionante
- impressionantemaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Romanian impresionant, mișcător
- impresionantmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- mișcătormaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- atrăgătorappealing
- mișcătorappealing
Russian впечатля́ющий, внуши́тельный
- впечатля́ющий (vpečatljájuščij)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- внуши́тельный (vnušítelʹnyj)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- впечатли́тельный (vpečatlítelʹnyj)capable of being impressed
Spanish impresionante, halagüeño
- impresionantemaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- halagüeñoappealing
- impresivoappealing
- apelativoappealing
Swedish imponerande, maffig
- imponerandemaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
- maffigmaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Turkish etkileyici
- etkileyicimaking, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Ukrainian вража́ючий
- вража́ючий (vražájučyj)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Yiddish אײַנדרוקספֿול
- אײַנדרוקספֿול (ayndruksful)making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with impressive
progressiveaggressiveexcessivesuccessiveexpressiveobsessivedepressiveoppressiverepressivecompressiverecessiveimmunosuppressiveregressivepossessivesuppressiveautoregressiveunimpressiveantidepressivetransgressiveretrogressivepressiveprocessivedigressiveabessive
All rhymes →Anagrams
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APA
impressive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressive
MLA
“impressive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impressive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impressive.
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