IMPRESSIONIST Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

im-ˈpre-sh(ə-)nist

Definition of impressionist

as in performer

a person who imitates another's voice and mannerisms for comic effect a celebrated impressionist who can do enough rapid-fire imitations to populate an entire stage with characters

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Recent Examples of impressionist

Noun

The black and white photographs work especially well hung just a wall away from the Impressionists, many of who also work in black and white and concentrate on the slightest shadows. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2026 Very funny, talented… an excellent impressionist. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025

Adjective

The iconic work, part of the museum’s large collection of French impressionist paintings, fueled her imagination — and later, a love affair with Paris. — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2026 As Maher walked on stage to receive his award from 2014 awardee Leno, up stepped impressionist Friend from the audience to interrupt the proceedings. — Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for impressionist

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionist

Noun

The performer and brother of pop star Ariana Grande was a shoo-in for the parts, having played them as far back as 2018.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The data can be used for special effects work or as a reference for a video game artist creating a character around a performer.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Definition of performer

Adjective

Dreams of Violets can feel disjointed in spots, but perhaps not more than any impressionistic movie about a crisis.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Mann directs with a dreamy, almost impressionistic hand that feels right at home alongside his more polished later work.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

Definition of impressionistic

Noun

Smollett was accused of staging a hate crime — which was originally reported as a racist and homophobic crime against the Empire actor— in Chicago in February 2019.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Travis Kelce's brother, Jason Kelce, and his wife, Kylie Kelce, are expected to attend, as are fellow NFL star George Kittle and actor-singer Suki Waterhouse.

— Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of actor

Adjective

In his songs, the English language turned woolier and more expressionistic; musical space-time distended and stretched.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The gap between that description and the surreal, personally expressionistic film up on the screen, however, could not be wider.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of expressionistic

Noun

Instead, Hargitay learned at age 30 that her bio-dad was Italian entertainer Nelson Sardelli — Giovanna Sardelli’s father — with whom Mansfield had a brief relationship while separated from Mickey Hargitay in the early 1960s.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
There’s a difference between being an entertainer and an artist.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of entertainer

Adjective

By the 1980s, Baselitz’s profile began to expand beyond Germany, when he was exhibited in dialogue with figurative painters sharing his expressionist leanings, including Italy’s Sandro Chia and Francesco Clemente.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 30 Apr. 2026
The film is full of gorgeously expressionist black-and-white photography, stunning otherworldly production design, and a subtle sense of foreboding throughout that's one of the best the director has mustered in his illustrious career.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026

Definition of expressionist

Noun

But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 July 2026
The frontier labs keep shipping the next capability while the imitators are still training on the last one, and the value keeps accruing to whoever is ahead rather than to whoever copied the leader's previous answers.

— Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of imitator

Noun

Kevin Nealon plays Happy’s overly positive AT&T Open partner Gary Potter, who comes off as more of an eccentric self-help guru impersonator than a pro golfer.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Congo fans helped pack out The Stadium Usually Known as Mercedes-Benz on Saturday (even without their beloved Patrice Lumumba impersonator).

— Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 June 2026