overimpress
verb
over·im·press
ˌō-vər-im-ˈpres 
overimpressed; overimpressing
: to impress (someone or something) to an excessive degree
especially
: to give (someone) an extremely or unduly favorable impression (see impression sense 1a)
… I don't feel like I'm overdoing anything, or trying to overimpress the coaches. —
Laurence Maroney
Laurence Maroney a candidate who didn't overimpress
He writes about real people and real situations, never trying to overthink or overimpress with lofty wordiness. —Mario Tarradell
—often used in passive constructions Mario Tarradell … a flawed man overimpressed by his own intelligence. —Sue Turnbull
Sue Turnbull Often we see that a trainee is overimpressed with the ideas of the supervisor. —Luigi Boscolo
Luigi Boscolo I haven't been overimpressed with unoaked chardonnays from Australia, … but this one delivers. —Beppi Crosariol
Beppi Crosariol The appeals court was provided with a videotape of the three dancers dancing …. The judges were not overimpressed. —William O'Rourke
William O'Rourke Dictionary Entries Near overimpress
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“Overimpress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overimpress. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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