Monumental vs Impressive - What's the difference?
monumental | impressive | Related terms |
In the manner of a monument.
Large, grand and imposing. Fitting to be a monument to someone or something.
Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
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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
Monumental is a related term of impressive.
As adjectives the difference between monumental and impressive
is that monumental is in the manner of a monument while 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.monumental
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Adjective
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- "a monumental task"