imposing

Questions about imposing

What does imposing mean?

imposing means "impressive in appearance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in imposing?

imposing has 3 syllables: im-po-sing. The stress falls on "po". In IPA it is /ˌɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/.

What is another word for imposing?

Close synonyms include baronial, noble, stately, distinguished, grand. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is imposing a common word?

imposing is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with imposing?

3 words rhyme with imposing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.