impressions
What mimics perform
Impressions are effects produced on the mind or senses.
A city leaves an impression on visitors; a speaker makes a good or bad impression.
The word extends to physical marks left by pressure—the impression of a boot in mud, a dental impression in wax.
In entertainment, an impression is a mimicked imitation of a famous person's voice and mannerisms.
In publishing and advertising, impressions count how many times content is displayed: The ad campaign generated two million impressions.
Inward cut or setback
- footprintMark from stepping
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- embossmentRaised decorative projection
dent · mark · groove · etching · stamp · cast · mold · relief
Pretending to be another
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- parodySatirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- imitationCopy of the original
celebrity · comedian · sketch · performance · voice · accent · mannerism · satire
Mental interpretation of stimuli
- sensesMeans of perception
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- visualOf or concerning sight
auditory · tactile · mental · vivid · fleeting · faint · hazy · sensations
Preliminary section or presentation
- initialName's opening letter
- greetingExpression of welcome
- meetingGathering for discussion
- encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation
debut · unveiling · premiere · outset · onset · threshold · appearance · perception
Rock back and forth
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- effectResult of a cause
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
pressure · leverage · shaping · conditioning · susceptible · receptive · malleable · vulnerable
Makes identical versions
- printsCopied images on paper
- runMove swiftly on foot
- circulationMovement through a system
- editionSingle published version
press · reprint · batch · volume · quantity · publication · distribution · readership
indentation
Inward cut or setback
embossment · dent · mark · groove · etching · stamp · cast · mold · relief · track
impersonation
Pretending to be another
- mimicryAdaptive resemblance to another
- parodySatirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
imitation · celebrity · comedian · sketch · performance · voice · accent · mannerism · satire · sendup
perception
Mental interpretation of stimuli
- sensesMeans of perception
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
visual · auditory · tactile · mental · vivid · fleeting · faint · hazy · sensations · stimuli
introduction
Preliminary section or presentation
encounter · debut · unveiling · premiere · outset · onset · threshold · appearance · perception · judgment
sway
Rock back and forth
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- effectResult of a cause
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
manipulation · pressure · leverage · shaping · conditioning · susceptible · receptive · malleable · vulnerable · authority
copies
Makes identical versions
- printsCopied images on paper
- runMove swiftly on foot
- circulationMovement through a system
edition · press · reprint · batch · volume · quantity · publication · distribution · readership · printout
- advertisingad, ads, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertising campaign
- comedy stylesjokes, sarcasm, puns, irony, parody
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
- performance skillsmagic, illusions, sleight of hand, juggling, mime
- printmakingprints, print, printing, woodcuts, woodcut
- comedy bitsbit, skit, sketch, gag, shtick
impressionscertainties
Assured truths
convictions · facts · determinations · conclusions · hard evidence
- 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
impression, impressioning, impressionable, impressionist, impressionism, unimpressionable, impressionability