Synonyms and related words :
affect, arrest the thoughts, be glimpsed, be remembered, bemire, bog, bog down, catch the thoughts, come home to, come through, dawn on, get across, get over, grab, hit, hit the mark, impress, impress forcibly, make an impression, mire, never be forgotten, obsess, penetrate, rankle, register, rock, smite, soak in, stodge, strike, strike hard, strike home, tell, traumatize