impressionable
adjective
im·pres·sion·able
im-ˈpre-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 
: capable of being easily impressed
Examples of impressionable in a Sentence
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.
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Over time, this dependency can blur the line between helpful support and unhealthy reliance—especially for young, impressionable minds.
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Ford’s actually relatively locked-in as the gruff but supportive Colonel Graff training the impressionable Ender (Asa Butterfield), who has to save the universe as all lads in these types of films tend to do.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 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
Over time, this dependency can blur the line between helpful support and unhealthy reliance—especially for young, impressionable minds.
—Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Ford’s actually relatively locked-in as the gruff but supportive Colonel Graff training the impressionable Ender (Asa Butterfield), who has to save the universe as all lads in these types of films tend to do.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Impressionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impressionable. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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