Feel
Feel noun - An indefinite physical response to a stimulus.
Usage example: the warm feel that fine cashmere gives
Impression is a synonym for feel in atmosphere topic. In some cases you can use "Impression" instead a noun "Feel", when it comes to topics like ambience, texture.
Impression
Impression noun - A perceptible trace left by pressure.
Feel is a synonym for impression in feeling topic. Sometimes you can use "Feel" instead a noun "Impression", if it concerns topics such as atmosphere, ambience.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The thumping sensation that people feel in the upper-left chest that creates this impression is actually the aortic pulse.
Source: Heart in the Wrong Place - One gets the impression that they wanted to do a Christmas album, but didn't feel that they had quite enough material for it.
Source: Music / Da Yoopers - Tho' indeed my own Misfortunes do not make less impression on me than they ever did, yet now I never feel for those of an other.
Source: Lack of Empathy
Cite this Source
Impression and Feel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/feel/impression
Feel & Impression. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/feel/impression>.
Impression or Feel. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/feel/impression.
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