Impressive
Impressive adjective - Having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies.
Potent is a synonym for impressive. In some cases you can use "Potent" instead an adjective "Impressive".
Potent
Potent adjective - Having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor).
Impressive is a synonym for potent in forceful topic. Sometimes you can use "Impressive" instead an adjective "Potent", if it concerns topics such as effective, persuasive.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- forceful and impressive
- forceful and potent
- effective and impressive
- effective and potent
- strong and impressive
- strong and potent
- authoritative and impressive
- authoritative and potent
- convincing and impressive
- convincing and potent
- powerful and impressive
- powerful and potent
- great and impressive
- great and potent
Both words in one sentence
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This is a convenient way to make inexperienced characters nevertheless impressive, as their misspeaks can function like a Random Effect Spell and still be potent.
Source: Magic Misfire -
Shining Force II has the turtle (named Kiwi by default) later evolved from a potent character with mediocre attack and low HP, but disproportionately effective defense, to a much more impressive-looking monster whose defense advantage didn't amount to a hill of beans against higher level enemies.
Source: Magikarp Power
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