impressive

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making a strong or vivid impression

"an impressive ceremony"

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inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

"New York is an amazing city"; "the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight"; "the awesome complexity of the universe"; "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville; "Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent"

amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awing

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commanding attention

"an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance"

arresting, sensational, stunning

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so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

"such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"

astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying

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impressive in appearance

"a baronial mansion"; "an imposing residence"; "a noble tree"; "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses"; "stately columns"

baronial, imposing, noble, stately

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amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

"the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones

dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous

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sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

"a dramatic sunset"; "a dramatic pause"; "a spectacular display of northern lights"; "it was a spectacular play"; "his striking good looks always created a sensation"

dramatic, spectacular, striking

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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

"an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"

expansive, grand, heroic

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extremely impressive in strength or excellence

"a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"

formidable

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having or displaying great dignity or nobility

"a gallant pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine peaks"

gallant, lofty, majestic, proud

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characterized by grandeur

"the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony"

brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid

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impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

grandiose