impressionable
impressionable — adjective
- impressionablepositive
- more impressionablecomparative
- most impressionablesuperlative
1. describes someone — especially a young person — whose opinions, beliefs, or beha
describes someone — especially a young person — whose opinions, beliefs, or behaviour are easily shaped by other people or by what they see and hear.
At sixteen, Dario was highly impressionable and quickly adopted whatever his older friends believed.
be + highly impressionable — intensifier before the adjective
Parents often worry about the influence of social media on their impressionable teenagers.
impressionable + noun (teenagers / children / young minds)
Soraya absorbed a new culture at an impressionable age after moving to Japan.
The school banned violent video games that staff felt harmed impressionable young minds.
Asher knew his sister was impressionable, so he tried to be a good role model.
- suggestible
more clinical or psychological; often used in formal or academic contexts to describe someone who readily accepts suggestions
- influenceable
a direct synonym but less common; emphasises openness to being swayed by outside forces
- malleable
suggests a broader capacity to be shaped or changed; can refer to personality but also to physical materials
- headstrong
describes someone who stubbornly follows their own mind and resists others' opinions
- resistant
implies a deliberate or natural refusal to be influenced by outside forces
文法句型
impressionable + noun (young person / mind / age)
be + impressionable
用法筆記
Primarily describes people — especially children, teenagers, or those at a formative stage — who are open to being shaped by others' opinions or behaviour. Rarely used for physical objects or abstract concepts.