All impressionistic synonyms
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I i adjective impressionistic
- ill-defined — badly or inadequately defined; vague: He confuses the reader with ill-defined terms and concepts.
- rough — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.
- unfocused — not brought into focus; lacking proper focus: an unfocused camera.
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- blurred — to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot.
- generalized — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- generalised — Alternative spelling of generalized.
- hazy — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
- sketchy — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
- vague — not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- indistinct — not distinct; not clearly marked or defined: indistinct markings.
- inexplicit — not explicit or clear; not clearly stated.
- undetailed — having many details: a detailed problem.
- suggestive — that suggests; referring to other thoughts, persons, etc.: His recommendation was suggestive of his boss's thinking.
- evocative — Bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind.
- expressive — Effectively conveying thought or feeling.
adj impressionistic
- allusive — Allusive speech, writing, or art is full of indirect references to people or things.
- connotative — (of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman.
- indicative — showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive (usually followed by of): behavior indicative of mental disorder.
- intriguing — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- pregnant — convincing; cogent: a pregnant argument.
- redolent — having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
- reminiscent — awakening memories of something similar; suggestive (usually followed by of): His style of writing is reminiscent of Melville's.
- symbolic — serving as a symbol of something (often followed by of).
- symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- remindful — reviving memory of something; reminiscent.
- significative — serving to signify.