The list of their achievements is pretty impressive.
an impressive performance
Freeman is impressive in the title role, playing a disillusioned cop.
English dictionary. 2014.
Impressive — Im*press ive ([i^]m*pr[e^]s [i^]v), a. [Cf. F. impressif.] 1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an impressive… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impressive — I adjective absorbing, assuring, awe inspiring, commanding, considerable, electrifying, eloquent, enthusiastic, exciting, fervent, formidable, grand, important, imposing, influential, magnificent, majestic, major, memorable, momentous, moving,… … Law dictionary
impressive — (adj.) 1570s, capable of being easily impressed, from IMPRESS (Cf. impress) + IVE (Cf. ive). Meaning capable of making an impression on the mind or senses is from 1775. Related: Impressively; impressiveness … Etymology dictionary
impressive — *moving, affecting, poignant, touching, pathetic Analogous words: imposing, majestic, august, noble, magnificent, grandiose, *grand: sublime, superb, glorious, *splendid: striking, arresting, remarkable, *noticeable Antonyms: unimpressive… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
impressive — [adj] powerful, influential absorbing, affecting, arresting, august, awe inspiring, consequential, cool*, deep*, dramatic, effective, eloquent, excited, exciting, extraordinary, forcible, grand, impassioned, important, imposing, inspiring,… … New thesaurus
impressive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill. DERIVATIVES impressively adverb impressiveness noun … English terms dictionary
impressive — [im pres′iv] adj. having or tending to have a strong effect on the mind or emotions; eliciting wonder or admiration impressively adv. impressiveness n … English World dictionary
impressive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sth ▪ … Collocations dictionary
impressive — im|pres|sive [ ım presıv ] adjective ** if something is impressive you admire it, for example because it is very good, large, or shows great skill: The list of their achievements is pretty impressive. an impressive performance Freeman is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impressive — im|pres|sive W3 [ımˈpresıv] adj something that is impressive makes you admire it because it is very good, large, important etc ▪ Among the guests was an impressive array of authors and critics. ▪ the remains of an impressive Roman villa… … Dictionary of contemporary English
