What is another word for first impressions?

Pronunciation: [fˈɜːst ɪmpɹˈɛʃənz] (IPA)

First impressions refer to the initial judgments or opinions formed about someone or something. Synonyms for first impressions include opening thoughts, initial reactions, early perceptions, and primary observations. Other possible synonyms include preliminary notions, early impressions, introductory assessments, and initial appraisals. All these terms refer to the immediate response or reaction one has after seeing or experiencing something for the first time. First impressions can be positive or negative, and they often influence further interactions. Therefore, it is crucial to make a good first impression to create a positive lasting impression.

What are the hypernyms for First impressions?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    first look, first meeting, initial experience, initial impression, initial judgement, initial reaction, introductory experience, opening impression.

Famous quotes with First impressions

  • I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of exposure, because I think first impressions are very important. Maybe I notice stuff that is just subliminal to people who live here all the time.
    Lee Child
  • It's pretty simple, pretty obvious: that people's first impressions of people are really a big mistake.
    Vincent D'Onofrio
  • I think first impressions are important when you pick up a script.
    Dennis Farina
  • We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.
    Malcolm Gladwell
  • I recognize very much in Hopper that it does look like the United States; it looks like the 30's and my first impressions of everything, all of which I have to deal with and which gets mixed up in my work and probably gets mixed up in everybody else's work too.
    Donald Judd

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