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Astonish vs Impressive - What's the difference?

astonish | impressive |

As a verb astonish

is surprise, flabbergast.

As an adjective impressive is

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 discourse; an impressive scene.

astonish

English

Verb

(es)
  • surprise, flabbergast

    • Derived terms

    () * astonishment

    Related terms

    () * astound * astounding

    impressive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • 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 discourse; an impressive scene.
  • Capable of being impressed.
  • appealing

    • Antonyms

    * unimpressive

    Derived terms

    * impressiveness

    Related terms

    * impression

    Anagrams

    * permissive