impressionable
Americanadjective
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easily impressed or influenced; susceptible.
an impressionable youngster.
- Synonyms:
- suggestible, responsive, receptive
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capable of being impressed.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- impressionability noun
- impressionableness noun
- impressionably adverb
- nonimpressionability noun
- nonimpressionable adjective
- nonimpressionableness noun
- overimpressionability noun
- overimpressionable adjective
- overimpressionableness noun
- overimpressionably adverb
- unimpressionable adjective
Etymology
Origin of impressionable
1825–35; impression + -able; compare French impressionnable
Example Sentences
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"The problem is when impressionable 18-year-olds see people bone smashing and extreme looksmaxxing, it definitely does have a negative effect on their perception of what they should look like."
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
TikTok is a much bigger service that reaches a lot more impressionable people, and there’s nothing.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
Instead she holds forth on her cosmopolitan travels and philosophy of life, forming a close bond with a handful of impressionable students.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
Lauren was just so similar and impressionable to me because I saw a lot of things that I was scared to be and do through her as a vessel.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
It was easy to forget many things in Grover’s arms, but not the children, so impressionable.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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