Antonyms for impressionable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : im-presh-uh-nuh-buhl, -presh-nuh-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈprɛʃ ə nə bəl, -ˈprɛʃ nə-


Definition of impressionable

Origin :
  • 1836, formed on French model, from impression + -able. Earlier was impressible (1620s).
  • adj easily taught; gullible
Example sentences :
  • Tony Cornish had also been young in those days, and impressionable.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • She was an impressionable young person and her papa was very wealthy.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It is better for mankind to be impressionable than reflective.
  • Extract from : « Notes on My Books » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was a younger man than Lockwood, with an impressionable erudition.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • I was at a most impressionable age when I was transplanted to the new soil.
  • Extract from : « The Promised Land » by Mary Antin
  • He had learned to hate my class during the impressionable years of childhood.
  • Extract from : « Gossamer » by George A. Birmingham
  • In this environment Kociuszko spent the most impressionable period of his youth.
  • Extract from : « Kosciuszko » by Monica Mary Gardner
  • The boy was in his most impressionable years, and was left to face the music alone.
  • Extract from : « The Free Range » by Francis William Sullivan
  • You are an awful family for an impressionable young girl to visit.
  • Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
  • I am most thankful, however, that you are not impressionable.
  • Extract from : « Under the Southern Cross » by Elizabeth Robins

Synonyms for impressionable

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