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Pleased vs Impressed - What's the difference?

pleased | impressed |

As adjectives the difference between pleased and impressed

is that pleased is happy, content while impressed is strongly affected, especially favourably.

As verbs the difference between pleased and impressed

is that pleased is (please) while impressed is (impress).

pleased

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • happy, content

    • Synonyms

    * content * happy * satisfied

    Verb

    (head)
  • (please)

    • Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words

    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

    Related terms

    * impress * impressive

    Verb

    (head)
  • (impress)

    • See also

    * imprest