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Impressed vs Admired - What's the difference?

impressed | admired |

As verbs the difference between impressed and admired

is that impressed is (impress) while admired is (admire).

As an adjective impressed

is strongly affected, especially favourably.

impressed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • strongly affected, especially favourably
  • stamped, under pressure
  • compelled to serve in a military force
  • confiscated by force or authority
  • Antonyms

    * unimpressed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impress)
  • See also

    * imprest

    admired

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (admire)

  • admire

    English

    Verb

    (admir)
  • (obsolete) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
  • *, II.2.4:
  • The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].
  • * Fuller
  • examples rather to be admired than imitated
  • To regard with wonder and delight.
  • to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;
  • to estimate or prize highly.
  • to admire''' a person of high moral worth, to '''admire a landscape

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from admire) * admirable * admirer * admiration * admirative

    Anagrams

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