different between surprising vs impressive

English

Etymology

From surprise +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??p?a?z??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??p?a?z??/
• (General American, r-dissimilation) IPA^(key): /s??p?a?z??/
• Hyphenation: sur?pris?ing
• Rhymes: -a?z??

Verb

surprising

1. present participle of surprise

Adjective

surprising (comparative more surprising, superlative most surprising)

1. Causing surprise.

Synonyms

• astonishing, unexpected

Derived terms

• surprisingly

See Thesaurus:surprising

Translations

Noun

surprising (plural surprisings)

1. A situation in which somebody is surprised.
   • 1983, David Dowling, Novelists on Novelists (page xii)

     But the comments of most of these novelists are the record of their continual surprisings by the varieties of moral and aesthetic truths.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?p??s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

impressive (comparative more impressive, superlative most impressive)

1. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress

   an impressive speech

   an impressive movie

2. Capable of being impressed.
3. Appealing.

Antonyms

• unimpressive

Derived terms

• impressiveness

Related terms

• impression

Translations

Anagrams

• permissive