adj

impressed

ihm-PREHST

adj

Feeling admiration or approval because of something.

"I was really impressed by how calmly she handled the crisis."

"The teacher was impressed with the students' final project."

How to Use Impressed

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishFeeling admiration for something because it was done well or was surprising.

Common pairings

impressed by impressed with genuinely impressed

more impressed comparative, most impressed superlative

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I was really _____ by how calmly she handled the crisis.

unimpressed

unimpressed

blessed dressed pressed stressed obsessed recessed depressed professed repressed possessed oppressed confessed

unimpressed