unimpressionable

adjective

Definition of unimpressionablenext
as in tricky

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressionable
  1. tricky
  2. subtle
  3. crafty
  4. cunning
  5. shrewd
  6. wily
  7. slippery
  8. foxy
Adjective
  • Keeping money out of the Cuban government’s hands while helping the Cuban people is tricky, said Aymee Valdivia, an attorney at Holland & Knight who advises companies doing business in Cuba.
    — Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Celeb-Inspired Fourth of July Looks Fourth of July dressing can be surprisingly tricky.
    — Mia McManus, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Definition of tricky
Adjective
  • Obviously there’s a resemblance but in a really subtle and tasteful way.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Your reward will be the sight of a tiny pale point with a subtle blue-green tint.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of subtle
Adjective
  • The internet is full of guides to retrofitting an existing canoe with sailing rigs, but most of them require you to drill into the hull—a risky alteration for less crafty owners.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
  • Harper has been crafty on the base paths, recording five steals on eight attempts.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of crafty
Adjective
  • That doesn't enable cunning and unprincipled men to subvert the power of the people.
    — Lori A Bashian , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • For decades, humans mined antibiotic molecules from microbes and tweaked them to develop new drugs, staying ahead of evolution’s cunning countermeasures.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Definition of cunning
Adjective
  • Neon proved especially shrewd handling its follow-up, selling McCarthy’s witchy haunted inn as both prestige fare and an accessible vehicle for star Adam Scott.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
  • Mary — played by Deirdre O’Connell, who has been in a million things, most recently The Penguin and Eddington — is too shrewd to just agree to sell the air rights for whatever price best suits Jimmy & Co.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of shrewd
Adjective
  • The team would soon feature real stars, too, in the likes of KC native Belser and wily midfielder Graham Zusi.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Uso was the wily veteran, a former world heavyweight champion, looking to get back into the title picture.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of wily
Adjective
  • The American Southwest has a way of making scale feel slippery.
    — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026
  • For example, slim velvet hangers save room on the rod and help slippery items stay put.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
Definition of slippery
Adjective
  • Over the weekend, his foxy friend Pete Hegseth announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release, that includes unclassified information.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Over the weekend, his foxy friend, Pete Hegseth, announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of foxy
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“Unimpressionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressionable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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