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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. impression

   Idea is in Greek a form or an image. The word signified in early philosophical use the archetype or primal image which the Platonic philosophy supposed to be the model or pattern that existing objects imperfectly embody. This high sense has nearly disappeared from the word idea, and has been largely appropriated by ideal, tho something of the original meaning still appears when in theological or philosophical language we speak of the ideas of God. The present popular use of idea makes it to signify any product of mental apprehension or activity, considered as an object of knowledge or thought; this coincides with the primitive sense at but a single point — that an idea is mental as opposed to anything substantial or physical; thus, almost any mental product, as a belief, conception, design, opinion, etc., may now be called an idea. Compare FANCY; IDEAL.

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, archetype, belief, conceit, concept, conception, design, fancy, fantasy, idea, ideal, image, imagination, judgment, model, notion, opinion, pattern, plan, purpose, sentiment, supposition, theory, thought

   Antonyms:
   actuality, fact, reality, substance

Princeton’s WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinionnoun

   a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

   «his impression of her was favorable»; «what are your feelings about the crisis?»; «it strengthened my belief in his sincerity»; «I had a feeling that she was lying»

   Synonyms:
   persuasion, touch, public opinion, flavour, stamp, mental picture, imprint, smell, ruling, view, legal opinion, flavor, tactile sensation, whim, touch sensation, thought, printing, effect, picture, opinion, belief, sentiment, spirit, tactual sensation, tone, popular opinion, whimsy, feel, judgment, judgement, feeling, depression, notion, whimsey, vox populi, intuitive feeling, look

2. impression, effectnoun

   an outward appearance

   «he made a good impression»; «I wanted to create an impression of success»; «she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting»

   Synonyms:
   consequence, event, mental picture, core, force, imprint, feeling, effect, result, burden, opinion, notion, depression, essence, outcome, printing, gist, stamp, upshot, issue, picture, belief

3. mental picture, picture, impressionnoun

   a clear and telling mental image

   «he described his mental picture of his assailant»; «he had no clear picture of himself or his world»; «the events left a permanent impression in his mind»

   Synonyms:
   belief, flick, stamp, video, mental picture, imprint, film, moving picture, depiction, printing, characterization, effect, picture, motion-picture show, opinion, ikon, movie, scene, delineation, characterisation, word-painting, pic, exposure, image, photo, motion picture, pictorial matter, notion, photograph, icon, depression, feeling, painting, word picture, moving-picture show, picture show

4. depression, impression, imprintnoun

   a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

   «he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud»

   Synonyms:
   economic crisis, mental picture, imprint, feeling, natural depression, effect, opinion, clinical depression, depression, low, embossment, printing, notion, stamp, depressive disorder, slump, picture, belief

5. stamp, impressionnoun

   a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

   «he put his stamp on the envelope»

   Synonyms:
   postage, mental picture, mould, revenue stamp, imprint, cast, feeling, effect, depression, mold, opinion, tender, pestle, seal, postage stamp, printing, legal tender, stamp, notion, picture, belief

6. impression, printingnoun

   all the copies of a work printed at one time

   «they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies»

   Synonyms:
   depression, effect, printing process, feeling, notion, opinion, imprint, stamp, mental picture, printing, belief, picture

7. impressionnoun

   (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster

   «the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay»

   Synonyms:
   depression, effect, feeling, notion, opinion, imprint, stamp, mental picture, printing, belief, picture

8. impressionnoun

   an impressionistic portrayal of a person

   «he did a funny impression of a politician»

   Synonyms:
   depression, effect, feeling, notion, opinion, imprint, stamp, mental picture, printing, belief, picture

9. impressionnoun

   the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another

   «he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax»

   Synonyms:
   depression, effect, feeling, notion, opinion, imprint, stamp, mental picture, printing, belief, picture

Matched Categories

1. • Concave Shape
   • Dentistry
   • Image
   • Imprint
   • Portrayal
   • Press
   • Printing
   • Publication
   • Symbol

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brand image

   brand image is the impression of a product held by a customer

   the impression of the product lived up to his expectations.

   Submitted by rinat on August 15, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. impressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   printing, imprinting, stamping

2. impressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   mark, stamp, impress, brand

3. impressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   sensation, influence, effect

4. impressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   notion, opinion, idea, fancy, indistinct recollection

5. impressionnoun

   Synonyms:
   edition (of a book), number (of copies) printed at once

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for «impression»:

   printing, feeling, print, perception, sense, impressions, printout, image, printed, feel, imitation, idea

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How to use impression in a sentence?

1. Tayyip Erdogan:

   Why don’t they hand him over? Why do they keep making insinuations? He (Gulen) lives there. Don’t you think this is an apparent indicator? This is the impression people have, why does he live in the United States? These are details we notice.

2. Marianne Baker:

   In all my years working for Senator Joe Biden, I never once witnessed, or heard of, or received, any reports of inappropriate conduct, period — not from Ms. Tara Reade, not from anyone. I have absolutely no knowledge or memory of Ms. Reade’s accounting of events, which would have left a searing impression on me as a woman professional, and as a manager, these clearly false allegations are in complete contradiction to both the inner workings of our Senate office and to the man I know and worked so closely with for almost two decades.

3. Zhang Qi:

   Recently the market has been doing relatively well, one factor is the pullback in the inflation data released over the weekend. Another is that recent corporate earnings forecasts have given a good impression.

4. Haim Ginott:

   Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

5. Alaina Wood:

   Anytime a project like this goes viral, the climate doom also goes viral, a lot of young people are under the impression that if Willow gets passed, climate change will be irreversible. We still need to fight Willow, but your life is n’t over if it’s passed.

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• dojemCzech
• EindruckGerman
• احساسPersian
• painauma, mainosnäyttö, vaikutelma, vaikutusFinnish
• impressionFrench
• benyomásHungarian
• kesanIndonesian
• imitazione, opinione, apparenza, impressione, impronta, depressioneItalian
• 印象Japanese
• impressioLatin
• haraungaMāori
• inntrykkNorwegian
• indruk, impressie, uitbeelding, deuk, voorkomen, verbeeldingDutch
• inntrykkNorwegian Nynorsk
• odcisk, wrażeniePolish
• imitação, impressãoPortuguese
• impresie, aparențăRomanian
• отпечаток, впечатлениеRussian
• odtis, vtisSlovene
• intryckSwedish
• உணர்வைTamil
• ความประทับใจThai
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