impact

Plural: impacts

Noun

• the striking of one body against another
• a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  • "the book had an important impact on my thinking"
• influencing strongly
• the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
• The striking of one body against another; collision.
• The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
• A forced impinging.
• A significant or strong influence or effect.

Verb

Verb Forms: impacted, impacting, impacts

• To pack firmly together; to strike forcefully against something.
• press or wedge together; pack together
• have an effect upon
• To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
• To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
• To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
• To stamp or impress onto something.

Examples

• December 7, 1941, November 22, 1963, and September 11, 2001 had an impact on many throughout the world.
• His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.
• His opening play of ’QUIZ’ had a significant impact on his Scrabble opponent’s score.
• His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
• I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.
• Ideas impacted on the mind.
• Our choice of concrete will have a tremendous impact on the building's mechanical performance.
• The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.
• The French revolution, the Russian revolution, and the Iranian revolution had an impact on many throughout the world.
• The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
• When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.

Synonyms

affect, bear on, bear upon, encroachment, impingement, shock, touch, touch on, wallop, percussion

Related Words

impinge

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