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| Main Entry: | impress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | influence |
| Synonyms: | affect, arouse, awe, bulldoze*, carry, electrify, enforce, excite, faze, galvanize, get*, grab, grandstand*, inspire, kill*, knock out*, move, pique, provoke, register, score, show off, slay*, stimulate, stir, strike, sway, thrill, touch*, be conspicuous, blow away, buffalo, enthuse, make a hit, make an impression, make splash, overawe, push around |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | press down to make design |
| Synonyms: | carve, dent, emboss, engrave, etch, imprint, indent, inscribe, mark, print, stamp |
| Antonyms: | take apart |
| Main Entry: | impress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emphasize |
| Synonyms: | establish, fix, inculcate, instill, press, set, stress, bring home, drive home, get into head |
| Antonyms: | neglect |
| Main Entry: | amaze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | surprise |
| Synonyms: | affect, alarm, astonish, astound, bewilder, blow away, blow one's mind, bowl over*, daze, dumbfound, electrify, flabbergast*, impress, move, perplex, put one away, shock, stagger, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, touch* |
| Notes: | amaze once meant 'alarm, terrify' but now means 'astonish'; surprise means 'meet with suddenly or without warning' |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, astonish, cow*, daunt, dazzle, flabbergast, frighten, grandstand, horrify, impress, intimidate, scare, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, terrify, blow away, hotdog, knock socks off, overawe, showboat |
| Antonyms: | expect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dazzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | confuse, amaze |
| Synonyms: | astonish, awe, bedazzle, blind, blur, bowl over*, daze, excite, fascinate, glitz*, hypnotize, impress, overpower, overwhelm, stupefy, surprise, overawe, razzle-dazzle, strike dumb |
| Antonyms: | bore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | emblem |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crest |
| Synonyms: | arms, attribute, badge, banner, brand, character, coat of arms, colors, design, device, figure, flag, hallmark, identification, image, impress, insignia, logo, mark, marker, medal, memento, miniature, monogram, motto, pennant, regalia, reminder, representation, scepter, seal, sign, standard, symbol, token, trademark, type, adumbration, colophon |
| Main Entry: | emboss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imprint |
| Synonyms: | adorn, carve, decorate, etch, impress, punch, stamp, sculpt |
| Main Entry: | emphasize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stress, give priority to |
| Synonyms: | accent, accentuate, affirm, articulate, assert, bear down, charge, dramatize, dwell on, enlarge, enunciate, headline, highlight, hit*, impress, indicate, limelight*, maintain, mark, pinpoint, play up*, point out*, press, pronounce, punctuate, reiterate, repeat, spotlight*, underline, underscore, weight, insist on, italicize, labor the point, make a point, make clear, make emphatic, make much of, point up*, put accent on, rub in |
| Antonyms: | depreciate, forget, ignore, play down, understate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engrave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carve letters or designs into |
| Synonyms: | bite, burn, chase, chisel, cut, embed, etch, fix, grave, hatch, impress, imprint, ingrain, initial, inscribe, instill, lodge, ornament, print, scratch, stipple, crosshatch, diaper, enchase, infix, intaglio, lithograph, mezzotint |
| Main Entry: | etch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carve |
| Synonyms: | compose, corrode, cut, define, delineate, depict, describe, engrave, erode, execute, furrow, grave, impress, imprint, incise, ingrain, inscribe, outline, picture, portray, reduce, represent, stamp, eat into, set forth |
| Main Entry: | imprint |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | impression; symbol |
| Synonyms: | banner, dent, design, effect, emblem, heading, impress, indentation, influence, mark, name, print, sign, signature, stamp, trace, trademark |
| Main Entry: | imprint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stamp |
| Synonyms: | designate, engrave, establish, etch, fix, impress, inscribe, mark, offset, print |
| Main Entry: | inculcate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | implant, infuse information |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, communicate, drill, drum into*, educate, impart, impress, indoctrinate, inseminate, instill, instruct, plant, program, teach, break down, hammer into, shape up, work over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | influence |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lead to believe, do |
| Synonyms: | affect, alter, arouse, bias, brainwash*, bribe, bring to bear, carry weight, change, channel, compel, control, count, determine, direct, dispose, form, get at*, guide, impel, impress, incite, incline, induce, instigate, manipulate, modify, mold, move, persuade, predispose, prejudice, prevail, prompt, regulate, rouse, rule, seduce, sell, shape, snow*, sway, train, turn, urge, act upon, argue into, be recognized, have a part in, impact on, pull strings, talk into, work upon |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inscribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imprint, write |
| Synonyms: | book, carve, cut, engrave, engross, etch, impress, indite, list, record, register, scribe |
| Main Entry: | inspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encourage, stimulate |
| Synonyms: | affect, animate, arouse, carry, cause, elate, embolden, enliven, exalt, excite, exhilarate, galvanize, get*, hearten, imbue, impress, infect, inflame, influence, inform, infuse, instill, invigorate, motivate, occasion, produce, provoke, quicken, reassure, set up, spark, spur, stir, strike, sway, touch, trigger, urge, work up, be responsible for, commove, endue, enkindle, fire up, give impetus, give one an idea, give rise to, inspirit, start off |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | instill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | implant, introduce |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, catechize, diffuse, disseminate, engender, imbue, impart, impregnate, impress, inculcate, indoctrinate, infiltrate, infuse, inject, inoculate, inseminate, insert, insinuate, inspire, interject, program, suffuse, engraft, force in, infix, intermix, propagandize, put in head, transfuse |
| Antonyms: | dislodge, halt, stop, uproot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | kidnap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | abduct; hold for ransom |
| Synonyms: | capture, coax, decoy, entice, grab, hijack, impress, inveigh, lure, pirate, remove, seduce, seize, shanghai*, snatch, steal, waylay, body snatch, bundle off, carry away, carry off, lay hands on, make off with, run away with, skyjack, spirit away* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | loom |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | appear, often imposingly |
| Synonyms: | approach, await, brew, bulk, come on, dawn, dominate, emanate, emerge, figure, gather, hover, impress, issue, lower, make up, menace, mount, near, overhang, overshadow, portend, rear, rise, show, soar, stand out, threaten, top, tower, be at hand, be coming, be forthcoming, be imminent, be in the cards, be in the wind, be near, become visible, break through, come forth, come into view, come on the scene, hang over, impend, overtop, seem huge, seem large, take shape |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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