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

Overall, compression shorts are made to be stretchy yet supportive enough to help your muscles recover faster, especially after a high-impact session. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Essentially, in the report, Yenor suggests that women are biologically programmed not to take part in certain high-impact sports and that proportional equality in school sports isn’t desirable or backed by science. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026

When safety and education are established, high-impact creation follows. — Karen Dahut, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

The spines only penetrate the ice as the suspension compresses, generating grip and protecting them from high-impact forces. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above