Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Impression and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impression" instead a noun "Device".
Impression
Impression noun - A perceptible trace left by pressure.
Device and impression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Impression".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Jitter Cam: The general camerawork gives the impression of being filmed with a handheld device, despite this being an animation.
Source: Anime / Time of Eve - Godzilla is a big, ugly, ungainly device to give teenagers the impression they are seeing a movie.
Source: Roger Ebert Most Hated Film List -
Knife Fight: Though Carolina uses a Humbler stun device, her battles with the female Insurrectionist member in Episode 9 and with Conncecticut in Episode 10 give off this impression.
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Impression and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/impression
Device & Impression. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/impression>.
Impression or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/impression.
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