as in inexperienced
easy to influence
The teacher was accused of forcing his political beliefs on impressionable teenagers. The book had a profound effect on his impressionable young mind.
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Recent Examples of impressionable
This practice makes the entrance into extremism more palatable for young, impressionable people by masking violence behind seemingly harmless mechanics.
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Arthur Coelho Bezerra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Deference to parents should be especially pronounced at the ages when children are young and impressionable, and especially on matters of cultural, social, and moral education.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Apr. 2025
If children were impressionable, then mothers did all the impressing.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Jacksonville has a rookie general manager in James Gladstone and an impressionable owner in Shad Khan.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Arthur Coelho Bezerra, The Conversation, 14 May 2025
Deference to parents should be especially pronounced at the ages when children are young and impressionable, and especially on matters of cultural, social, and moral education.
—The Editors, National Review, 23 Apr. 2025
If children were impressionable, then mothers did all the impressing.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 3 Mar. 2025
Jacksonville has a rookie general manager in James Gladstone and an impressionable owner in Shad Khan.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionable
Adjective
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Even a naive analysis, one that buys into some very obvious Republican budget tricks, finds that this bill cuts taxes and raises spending by $4 trillion over 10 years — but only pays for about $1.7 trillion of that.—
Ezra Klein,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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In the film's early scenes, Cruise displays a naive, unwavering patriotism that seamlessly meshed with the actor's military heroics in Top Gun three years earlier — which makes Kovic's stark transition to impassioned anti-war advocacy all the more surprising in the runtime's second half.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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While our lives tick along as normal these endless thousands of innocent human souls are still being expelled from the earth… for what?—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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Al Nassr When a YouTuber named Abu Omar dared to do an innocent impression of supervillain Lionel Messi at the home of Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr gave a calm and measured response.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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That genuine moment became a symbol of love, sacrifice and something deeper — breaking generational cycles.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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Samantha seems to have genuine chemistry with Chivon, but his sister Adeena (Sundra Oakley) is not thrilled about the relationship and confronts Samantha about it.—
Melissa Locker,
Time,
30 May 2025
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And yet in this doomsday tale, King is at his most sincere.—
Jake Coyle,
Twin Cities,
5 June 2025
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Ron did indeed serve as Typhoon's best man in one of the finale's sweetest, most sincere moments.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 June 2025
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The Trump administration has been accused of disregarding due process protections, especially for vulnerable groups, such as the U.S.-born children of undocumented immigrants.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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If a redraw goes forward, the most vulnerable House incumbents would be Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) in the southwestern 3rd Congressional District and Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) in the southeastern 1st Congressional District.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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