IMPRESSIONS

A vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Example: "His impression of her was favorable"

• belief  11
• feeling  11
• notion  6
• opinion  9

• idea  5
• thought  14

• presence  12
• effect  14
• first blush
• hunch  13
• • intuition  9
  • suspicion  13
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An outward appearance

Example: "He made a good impression"

• effect  14

• appearance  16
• visual aspect

• figure  10
• image  8
• mark  10
• tout ensemble

A clear and telling mental image

Example: "He described his mental picture of his assailant"

• mental picture
• picture  11

A concavity in a surface produced by pressing

Example: "He left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"

• depression  13
• imprint  11

• concave shape
• concavity  19
• incurvation  16
• incurvature  16

• dimple  11
• channel  12
• groove  10
• dimple  11
• • dip  6
  • dent  5
  • incision  10
  • scratch  14
  • slit  4
  • droop  8
  • sag  4
  • crease  8
  • crinkle  13
  • furrow  12
  • line  4
  • seam  6
  • wrinkle  14
  • chap  11
  • cranny  11
  • crevice  14
  • fissure  10
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A symbol that is the result of printing or engraving

Example: "He put his stamp on the envelope"

• stamp  9

• symbol  13

• embossment  16
• imprint  11
• seal  4

All the copies of a work printed at one time

Example: "They ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies"

• printing  11

• publication  17

• edition  8
• proof  10
• test copy
• trial impression
• • mackle  14
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(dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster

Example: "The dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay"

An impressionistic portrayal of a person

Example: "He did a funny impression of a politician"

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

Example: "He watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax"