Impression
VERB + IMPRESSION form, gain, get, have, obtain, receive I got the distinct impression that you disliked her. | convey, create, give (sb), leave sb with, provide (sb wtih) The book leaves you with a distorted impression of politics. | maintain She was trying to maintain the impression that she was in control. | confirm | heighten, reinforce, strengthen | avoid It was difficult to avoid the impression that he was assisting them for selfish reasons. | correct I must correct a false impression that I gave you just now. | record She recorded her impressions of the city in her diary.
| 1 | GET THE IMPRESSION | 774 |
| 2 | GIVE THE IMPRESSION | 705 |
| 3 | GOT THE IMPRESSION | 440 |
| 4 | MAKE AN IMPRESSION | 360 |
| 5 | GIVES THE IMPRESSION | 353 |
| 6 | GAVE THE IMPRESSION | 335 |
| 7 | MADE AN IMPRESSION | 311 |
| 8 | GIVING THE IMPRESSION | 234 |
| 9 | CREATE THE IMPRESSION | 200 |
| 10 | LEAVE THE IMPRESSION | 116 |
ADJ. distinct, firm, strong | main, overriding, overwhelming | convincing | clear, vivid | fleeting, vague | accurate | distorted, erroneous, false, mistaken, misleading, spurious, wrong | good The village gives a good impression of what a medieval city would have looked like. | favourable | negative | opposite | early, first, immediate, initial First impressions can be misleading. | final | general, overall | general, widespread There is a widespread impression that schooling needs to be improved. | public | personal, subjective
| 1 | GOOD IMPRESSION | 588 |
| 2 | LASTING IMPRESSION | 411 |
| 3 | WRONG IMPRESSION | 345 |
| 4 | FALSE IMPRESSION | 323 |
| 5 | STRONG IMPRESSION | 221 |
| 6 | DISTINCT IMPRESSION | 219 |
| 7 | OVERALL IMPRESSION | 214 |
| 8 | GENERAL IMPRESSION | 179 |
| 9 | BIG IMPRESSION | 163 |
| 10 | INITIAL IMPRESSION | 152 |
Other meanings
Be under the impression – to think that something is true.
Do an impression of – copy another person.
