'Impressive' definitions:
Definition of 'impressive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" [ant: unimpressive]
adjective
Producing a strong effect; "gave an impressive performance as Othello"; "a telling gesture" [syn: impressive, telling]
Definition of 'Impressive'
From: GCIDE
- Impressive \Im*press"ive\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]s"[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. impressif.]
- 1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive discourse; an impressive scene. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] --Drayton. -- {Im*press"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Im*press"ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impressive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absolute,
- acid,
- affecting,
- agitating,
- alive to,
- arousing,
- arresting,
- assuring,
- august,
- authoritative,
- aware,
- awe-inspiring,
- awesome,
- awful,
- Babylonian,
- barbaric,
- biting,
- breathtaking,
- charged,
- cliff-hanging,
- cognizant,
- conclusive,
- conscious,
- convictional,
- convincing,
- Corinthian,
- corrosive,
- cutting,
- decisive,
- deluxe,
- determinative,
- disquieting,
- distracting,
- disturbing,
- driving,
- effective,
- elaborate,
- electric,
- elegant,
- evocative,
- exciting,
- exhilarating,
- extravagant,
- fancy,
- fine,
- forceful,
- forcible,
- formidable,
- galvanic,
- glorious,
- gorgeous,
- grand,
- grandiose,
- gutsy,
- heady,
- heart-expanding,
- heart-stirring,
- heart-swelling,
- heart-thrilling,
- imperative,
- imposing,
- impressible,
- impressionable,
- incisive,
- inflammatory,
- intoxicating,
- jarring,
- jolting,
- lavish,
- luxurious,
- maddening,
- magnificent,
- majestic,
- mind-blowing,
- mordant,
- moving,
- nervous,
- noble,
- notable,
- overcoming,
- overmastering,
- overpowering,
- overwhelming,
- palatial,
- penetrating,
- perceptive,
- persuasive,
- perturbing,
- piercing,
- piquant,
- plush,
- poignant,
- portentous,
- posh,
- powerful,
- princely,
- proud,
- provocative,
- provoking,
- punchy,
- ravishing,
- receptive,
- redoubtable,
- ritzy,
- satisfactory,
- satisfying,
- sensational,
- sensible,
- sensile,
- sensitive to,
- sentient,
- sinewed,
- sinewy,
- slashing,
- soul-stirring,
- spirit-stirring,
- splendacious,
- splendid,
- splendiferous,
- stately,
- stimulating,
- stimulative,
- stirring,
- striking,
- strong,
- sumptuous,
- superb,
- superfancy,
- superfine,
- susceptible,
- susceptive,
- suspenseful,
- suspensive,
- swank,
- swanky,
- swell,
- tantalizing,
- telling,
- thrilling,
- thrilly,
- touching,
- trenchant,
- troubling,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- vigorous,
- vital
Words containing 'Impressive'
- Impress,
- Impressed,
- Impresses,
- Impressibility,
- Impressible,
- Impressibleness,
- Impressibly,
- Impressing,
- Impression,
- Impressively,
- Impressiveness,
- Impressment,
- under the impression,
- Centrifugal impression,
- Centripetal impression,
- Impress gang,
- Impress money,
- Proof impression,
- first impression,
- impressive aphasia,
- make an impression,
- sense impression,
- trial impression,
- wrong impression