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imprinting

The word “imprinting” has 3 syllables: im-print-ing

It's pronounced as /ɪmˈprɪntɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for imprinting?

In the thesaurus, “imprinting” has 16 synonyms and 4 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for imprinting along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for imprinting

  • branding
  • engraining
  • engraving
  • enrooting
  • etching
  • fixing
  • imbuing
  • implanting
  • impressing
  • inculcating
  • infixing
  • infusing
  • ingraining
  • instilling
  • setting
  • stamping

Antonyms for imprinting

Meanings of imprinting

  • verb
    1. To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
    2. To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
    3. To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
  • noun
    1. Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

Example Sentences

  • The factory is imprinting serial numbers onto each product.
  • Early experiences play a big role in imprinting beliefs and habits.
  • The artist focused on imprinting her emotions into each brushstroke.
  • They’re imprinting logos on custom merchandise for the event.
  • His powerful speech ended up imprinting itself on everyone’s memory.

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to imprinting, such as: blotting out, branding, engraining, engraving, enrooting, erasing, etching.

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Related Words

earmarking

labeling

impressing

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