impressive

Definition

  • adjective: deserving attention, admiration, or respect
  • adjective: making or tending to make a marked 'impression'
  • synonyms: effective, speaking, powerful

Examples

  • He has an 'impressive' vocabulary for a 10-year-old.

  • a large and 'impressive' [='imposing'] building

  • Her first performance was very 'impressive'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) laid into the handle. If I may. Perfectly balanced. The tang is nearly the full width of the blade. Impressive. Very impressive. Now, now. Commodore Norrington is going to be very pleased with this. Do pass my compliments on (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
  • (..) its that nothing is more powerful than a young boys wish except an apache helicopter... an apache helicopter has machine guns and missiles it is an unbelievably impressive complement of weaponry. An absolute death machine well as it turned out, John had picked a perfect night to make a wish (..)
    2012 Ted
  • (..) - I wasn't tricked, I was shown. It wasn't a nightmare, it was my legacy. The end of the path I started us on. You come up with some pretty impressive inventions, Tony. War isn't one of them. I watched my friends die. You'd think that'd be as bad as it gets, right? Pfft. Nope. (..)
    2015 Avengers: Age of Ultron