impressed

Feeling that someone or something is especially good, skillful, or successful.

• I was impressed by your work.
• The guests seemed impressed with the meal.
• Are you impressed by his latest painting?

How to use it: be impressed by someone/something (I was impressed by her calm response.); be impressed with someone/something (They were impressed with the hotel service.)

Similar words: admiring

Opposites: unimpressed

Common phrases: impressed by something, impressed with someone, very impressed

Pressed into a surface so that a shape or mark remains.

• The clay has an impressed pattern.
• An impressed seal appears on each tile.
• The vase has impressed decoration around its base.

Similar words: stamped, imprinted

Common phrases: impressed pattern, impressed seal, impressed decoration

Forced to join the army or navy against your wishes.

• The ship carried impressed sailors.
• Some impressed men tried to escape.
• The historian described the harsh treatment of impressed recruits.

Similar words: conscripted, press-ganged

Opposites: voluntary

Common phrases: impressed sailors, impressed men, impressed recruits

Taken by officials or soldiers for their use, without the owner’s agreement.

• The army used impressed horses.
• Impressed wagons carried supplies to the camp.
• Owners demanded payment for their impressed ships.

Similar words: requisitioned, seized, confiscated

Common phrases: impressed horses, impressed wagons, impressed property