impresses
Leaves people awed
Impresses is the verb impress in its third-person singular form.
To impress is to affect someone with admiration or respect: Her dedication really impresses me.
It can also mean to press something into a surface, leaving a mark, or to fix firmly in the mind: The lesson impresses itself on every student.
To impress someone into service is to force them to serve, especially in the military.
Moves rhythmically sideways
- persuadesInduces belief or action
- affectsProduces change in
- inspiresFills with creative urge
- movesChanges in position
strikes · awes · wows · dazzles · captivates · amazes · astounds · stuns
Mark-making device
- embossRaise design from surface
- engraveCarve designs permanently
- markVisible impression or sign
- indentText set inward
press · imprint · punch · mold · seal · carve · incise · etch
Preliminary written versions
- enlistsSigns on to serve
- recruitsNewly joined members
- commandeersTakes control authoritatively
- requisitionsFormal orders for supplies
musters · press-gangs · mobilizes · calls up · levies · inducts · compels · forces
sways
Moves rhythmically sideways
moves · strikes · awes · wows · dazzles · captivates · amazes · astounds · stuns · overwhelms
stamp
Mark-making device
indent · press · imprint · punch · mold · seal · carve · incise · etch · groove
drafts
Preliminary written versions
- enlistsSigns on to serve
- recruitsNewly joined members
- commandeersTakes control authoritatively
requisitions · musters · press-gangs · mobilizes · calls up · levies · inducts · compels · forces · navy
impressesdisappoints
Fails to fulfill hopes
underwhelms · lets down · bores · dismays · disillusions
impressesembarrasses
Causes social discomfort
shames · disgraces · humiliates · repels · disgusts
- first impressionInstant assessment of someone
- make an impressionCreate lasting mental impact
- made an impressionCreated memorable impact
- under the impressionBelieving, perhaps wrongly
- making an impressionCreating memorable effect
- false impressionErroneous understanding of reality
impress, impressive, impression, impressed, unimpressed, unimpressive, impressing, impressionable, impressment