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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Before long, Henry has dripped poison in Dorian's ear — warning him of his beauty's impermanence — while Basil's unchanging snapshot of his youth has evoked a bitter envy in the impressionable young man.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Since the Ratliff family first arrived at the White Lotus’ Thailand hotel, overgrown frat guy Saxon’s (Patrick Schwarzenegger) relationship with his impressionable teenage brother Lochlan (Sam Nivola) was… charged, to say the least.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the right-wingers expressing their opposition to the Tates on Thursday tended to argue that the brothers impart the wrong values to their impressionable audience.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Judge Neil Chawla said Westwood had used his status and credits on shows, including BBC series Doctors, to prey on impressionable teenagers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Since the Ratliff family first arrived at the White Lotus’ Thailand hotel, overgrown frat guy Saxon’s (Patrick Schwarzenegger) relationship with his impressionable teenage brother Lochlan (Sam Nivola) was… charged, to say the least.
—Abby Monteil, Them, 24 Mar. 2025
Indeed, the right-wingers expressing their opposition to the Tates on Thursday tended to argue that the brothers impart the wrong values to their impressionable audience.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
Judge Neil Chawla said Westwood had used his status and credits on shows, including BBC series Doctors, to prey on impressionable teenagers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionable
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The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.—
Michael Miklaucic,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2025
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Similarly naive are Trump’s and Biden’s attempts to regulate access to AI information — such as China’s AI restrictions.—
Lutz Finger,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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That innocent people are disappearing into El Salvador’s prisons is no secret—making the embrace of Bukele a disturbing signal of just how far a strongman can go without losing political ground.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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His innocent questions were always softened by stoner jokes.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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This is a moment of genuine courage and growth, but it can be dismissed as snitching by viewers who can’t see past her overconfidence from several hours ago.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Between the lines: Paxton is a genuine Trump ally and is eager to hit Cornyn for being a Washington establishment figure rather than true MAGA.—
Stef W. Kight,
Axios,
10 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the evening was largely an energetic affair that oscillated between sincere appreciation and light humor, the latter of which began for co-host and winner Gold early in the event.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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Their deep anxiety about the Rust situation seems sincere.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2025
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Saving currently endangered species A number of experts say that bringing back extinct animals will not solve any conservation problems and that efforts would be better spent trying to find ways to save current critically endangered or vulnerable species.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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There are several factors behind what makes a region particularly sneezy and vulnerable to certain allergens.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Impressionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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