impression: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 14 letter points · starts with I · ends with N
Meaning of impression
noun
- countable, uncountable
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
Example: His head made an impression on the pillow.
- countable, uncountable
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
Example: He tried to make a good impression on his parents.
- countable, uncountable
A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
Example: I have the impression that he's already left for Paris.
- countable, uncountable
An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another person.
Listed forms: impressions.
Source: Wiktionary — impression.
verb
To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.
Listed forms: impressions, impressioning, impressioned.
Source: Wiktionary — impression.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for impression.
noun
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
noun
an outward appearance
noun
a clear and telling mental image
- mental picture
- picture
noun
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is impression in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of impression
I(1) + M(3) + P(3) + R(1) + E(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 14 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of impression
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from impression
388 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in impression. Showing up to 24, longest first.