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
- blotting out
- erasing
- expunging
- obliterating
Meanings of imprinting
- verb
- To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
- To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
- To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
- noun
- 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.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
earmarking
- allocating
- allotment
- allowance
- applying
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- assignment
- bestowing
- blazing
- blessing
- branding
- budgeting
- committing
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- confiding
- consecrating
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- donation
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- funding
- giving
- grant
- hallowing
- impressing
- imprinting
- initialing
- inscribing
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- labeling
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- notching
- provision
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- saving
- scoring
- setting apart
- setting aside
- setting by
- signing
- sponsoring
- stamping
- stipend
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- subsidy
- tagging
- ticketing
- using
labeling
- baptising
- baptizing
- blazing
- branding
- calling
- captioning
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- cleping
- code-naming
- denominating
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- identifying
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- initialing
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- lettering
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- miscalling
- misnaming
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- naming
- nicknaming
- nominating
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- rechristening
- relabeling
- relabelling
- renaming
- scoring
- signing
- specifying
- stamping
- stigmatizing
- styling
- surnaming
- tabbing
- tagging
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- ticketing
- titling
impressing
- affecting
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- agitating
- alluring
- attracting
- badgering
- bewitching
- biasing
- biassing
- blackjacking
- blackmailing
- bothering
- branding
- browbeating
- bulldozing
- bullying
- captivating
- carrying away
- charming
- coercing
- coloring
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- concerning
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- discomposing
- disquieting
- distressing
- disturbing
- dragging
- dragooning
- driving
- enchanting
- engaging
- engraining
- engraving
- enrapturing
- enrooting
- enthralling
- entrancing
- etching
- fascinating
- fixing
- flustering
- forcing
- getting to
- harassing
- harrying
- hectoring
- high-pressuring
- hounding
- imbuing
- impacting
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- implanting
- imprinting
- inculcating
- infixing
- influencing
- infusing
- ingraining
- inspiring
- instilling
- interesting
- intimidating
- involving
- making
- menacing
- moving
- muscling
- obligating
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- penetrating
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- piercing
- plaguing
- pressing
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- ravishing
- reaching
- sandbagging
- setting
- shaming
- smiting
- stamping
- stirring
- straining
- stressing
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- swaying
- terrorizing
- threatening
- touching
- transporting
- troubling
- trying
- upsetting
- worrying
- wringing