high-impact

adjective

high-im·​pact ˈhī-ˈim-ˌpakt 

sports

: relating to or involving a physical activity (such as jumping or running) in which the body makes forceful and usually repeated contact with the ground

high-impact sports/exercises

a high-impact workout

high-impact wrestling moves

… a high-impact sports bra that's designed to provide ample support …

—Jemicah Colleen Marasigan

compare low-impact

Examples of high-impact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hurricane Hunters Are Flying Into The Storm Because the storm has such high-impact potential, hurricane hunters flew into the emerging storm off the coast of California yesterday. —Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Details remain uncertain about where the rain, snow and ice swaths will fall, but confidence continues to grow in high-impact, disruptive amounts of accumulating snow, crippling ice and prolonged cold. —Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026

This is a rare, high-impact space weather event that could bring auroras to mid-latitude regions just as the night sky reaches its darkest point. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026

At the time, high-top shoes were believed to be more supportive, particularly for bigger, high-impact players such as O’Neal. —Riley Jones, Footwear News, 15 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high-impact

• artefact
• artifact
• counteract
• inexact
• interact
• noncontact
• reenact
• subcontract
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact