impressive

The word “impressive” means causing admiration because of size, skill, quality, or achievement. In plain terms, something that makes you admire it because it's so good, big, or skilfully done.

“Impressive” is pronounced ihm-PREH-sihv (/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ in IPA).

Here is “impressive” used in a sentence: “The view from the summit was truly impressive.”

The opposite of “impressive” — its antonyms — is unimpressive.

“Impressive” is an adjective.

“Impressive” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

Impressive describes something that earns admiration through its size, skill, quality, or achievement. Examples include an impressive performance, an impressive view from a mountain, impressive exam results, or an impressive new building. In each case the thing stands out enough to make people take notice and admire it.

Yes. Impressive is firmly positive and expresses admiration or respect. Calling someone's work impressive is a genuine compliment about its quality, scale, or skill. Just occasionally it is used with mild sarcasm to mean the opposite, but its normal, everyday meaning is clearly favourable.

Impressive means admirable because of quality, skill, or achievement, and it is generally positive. Imposing describes something grand and large enough to command respect or even feel slightly intimidating, usually about size or presence. A cathedral can be both impressive in its beauty and imposing in its sheer scale.

The opposite of impressive is unimpressive, ordinary, or disappointing. Where impressive earns admiration, its opposites fail to stand out or fall short of expectations. Words like mediocre, forgettable, and underwhelming all describe things that leave people unmoved rather than impressed.