impressiveness

Awe-inspiring nature

Impressiveness is the quality of evoking admiration or awe.

The impressiveness of a cathedral lies in its soaring vaults and stained glass.

A résumé's impressiveness depends on its accomplishments.

The word often implies scale or grandeur: the sheer impressiveness of the mountain range, the impressiveness of her credentials.

achievement

remarkable

Worthy of attention

distinguished · preeminent · formidable · accomplished · virtuosic · masterful · unparalleled · unrivaled · superlative · exemplary

grandeur

monumental

Exceptionally large or significant

colossal · imposing · stately · magnificent · epic · sweeping · vast · expansive · grandiose · baronial

awe

awe-inspiring

Evoking reverential wonder

overwhelming · stupefying · staggering · astonishing · astounding · mesmerizing · sublime · transcendent · spine-tingling · humbling

opulence

lavish

Abundant beyond necessity

resplendent · splendid · gilded · extravagant · elaborate · exquisite · dazzling · glittering · plush · decadent

Categories
Opposites
impact and effect

impressivenessforgettableness

State of being unremarkable

insignificance · inconsequentiality · powerlessness · unremarkableness · disregard

quality and distinction

impressivenessordinariness

State of being unremarkable

commonness · mediocrity · averageness · plainness · banality

scale and magnitude

impressivenesspuniness

Extreme smallness or weakness

meagerness · slightness · triviality · pettiness · modesty

Family

impress, impressive, impression, impressed, unimpressed, unimpressive, impressing, impressions, impressionable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G