Thesaurus
impress
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of IMPRESS
1
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response <impressed him with the intensity of their musical performance>
Related Words carry away, dazzle, enrapture, entrance, enthrall (or enthral), ravish, transport; bias, color; inspire, stir; engage, interest, involve, penetrate, pierce; afflict, agitate, bother, concern, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, disturb, fluster, harass, harry, perturb, pester, plague, smite, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry, wring; allure, attract, bewitch, captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate
2
to produce a vivid impression of <impressed the importance of safe driving habits by displaying photos of horrific crashes>
3
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure <after weeks of nagging, they impressed her into going to the masquerade party>
Synonyms blackjack, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, drive, impel, impress, make, muscle, obligate, oblige, press, pressure, sandbag
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