Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imposing

/ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: im-pos-ing
IPA: /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of impose

adj

Magnificent and impressive because of appearance, size, stateliness or dignity.

Example Sentences

"an imposing presence"
"an imposing building"
"The castle was an imposing sight on the hilltop."
"He had an imposing figure and a deep voice."
"Considerable remains of that terminus still exist, and it does not appear to have been a very imposing place."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/
British English: /ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more imposing (comparative) most imposing (superlative)

Derived Forms

imposingly imposingness unimposing

Synonyms

distinguished grand magisterial baronial noble stately

Rhymes With

closing opposing exposing posing proposing composing disclosing disposing supposing enclosing decomposing dozing

Questions

How do you pronounce imposing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ/.
What does imposing mean?: present participle and gerund of impose

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