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

Government and philanthropic programs supporting business growth can incorporate WOTC into their models, helping stabilize high-impact but low-margin businesses. —Gary Romano, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Those two players are not bad, but the team could consider making a high-impact move. —Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025

On Wednesday, Bang & Olufsen opened its fourth such high-impact store in Milan on Corso Matteotti in the Quadrilatero shopping district. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 18 June 2025

With Baylon Spector not participating in team drills, Andreessen received more high-impact snaps behind Terrel Bernard. —Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 13 June 2025

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