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1. | [ adjective ] impressive in appearance | |
Synonyms: | noble stately baronial | |
Examples: | "a baronial mansion" "an imposing residence" "a noble tree" "severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses" "stately columns" |
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Related terms: | impressive | |
2. | [ adjective ] used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person | |
Synonyms: | distinguished magisterial | |
Examples: | "his distinguished bearing" "the monarch's imposing presence" "she reigned in magisterial beauty" |
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Related terms: | dignified | |
Similar spelling: |
imposingly imposition impost impose impossibly impossible imposed impostor imposter |