unimpressionable

adjective

Definition of unimpressionablenext
as in tricky

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unimpressionable
  1. tricky
  2. subtle
  3. crafty
  4. cunning
  5. shrewd
  6. wily
  7. slippery
  8. foxy
Adjective
  • Interpreting the message from the options market at this juncture is tricky.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Both Lawler and Kean are seeking to use their strong support for Israel as a wedge issue in their tricky reelection fights.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of tricky
Adjective
  • Poindexter featured his three daughters in his first campaign advertisement for the general election, taking a subtle dig at Miller.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Later still, we are introduced to Satoko Iijima (Ishida), who again shares many defining features with her two namesakes, albeit with just enough subtle differences to keep the audience on the back foot.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of subtle
Adjective
  • Some were obvious, like Lucia Pieroni’s crafty crystals dotting eyes at Celine and silver-leaf foreheads by makeup artist Fara Homidi at Gabriela Hearst.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • DeLauter has been crafty on the base paths, recording 11 steals on 13 attempts.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of crafty
Adjective
  • Magpies are opportunistic scavengers, incredibly cunning and deceitful and capable of calculated deception.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Last week, Alan Cumming’s cunning competition empire The Traitors unsheathed its most diabolical twist yet.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of cunning
Adjective
  • In another shrewd move from Neon, the studio announced that when Oscar season rolls around, Borisov will be running in the lead-actor category and Garfield in supporting alongside Rylance and Barbaro.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
  • As an adolescent, Winston could hardly have imagined the cascading effect of his shrewd eye for color and clarity.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of shrewd
Adjective
  • Containing pollution, especially gas and chemical contamination, can prove to be wily, requiring ongoing monitoring and fixes.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Where one of his horses might have tried muscling their way out of the Shake Shack to get away from Harkness, the wily Lamb simply creates a big scene over a patron asking him to stop smoking.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of wily
Adjective
  • Closer still to the falls, the mist is heavy enough to drench the sightseers stopping to gawk at the spectacle from viewing points, or on slippery pathways between the various lookouts.
    — Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The technique’s definition is slippery, spanning actors’ deep character study, extreme physical transformations and staying in character for months; some performers reject the label or the practice.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of slippery
Adjective
  • Over the weekend, his foxy friend Pete Hegseth announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release, that includes unclassified information.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Over the weekend, his foxy friend, Pete Hegseth, announced a new policy that requires journalists with Pentagon press credentials to sign a pledge promising not to report information that hasn't been explicitly authorized for release.
    — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Definition of foxy
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“Unimpressionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unimpressionable. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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