adj · neutral
impressive
UK/ɪmˈpresɪv/US/ɪmˈprɛsɪv/im·PRESS·ive
Band 5-6speakingtask2
evoking admiration through size, skill, quality or appearance
Examples
“Her presentation was impressive and well researched.”
“The cathedral is an impressive example of Gothic architecture.”
“He has an impressive record of volunteer work.”
Band 8 sentence
“The student's project was particularly impressive, combining rigorous data analysis with clear, persuasive visuals.”
Collocations
- highly impressive
- an impressive record/achievement
- find something impressive
Word family
impress verbimpression nounimpressively adv
Common mistakes
very impressively→very impressive / impressively
make an impressive→make an impression / be impressive
Say it for a higher band
5good→6remarkable→7+impressive
Synonyms
remarkable
striking
Easily confused
imposing
“The castle looked imposing on the hill, dominating the surrounding countryside.”
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