impactful
adjective
im·pact·ful
im-ˈpakt-fəl 
ˈim-ˌpakt-fəl
ˈim-ˌpakt-fəl
: having a forceful impact : producing a marked impression
impactful song lyrics
impactful humanitarian efforts
Fashion loves a big expansive gesture, but a small one can be pretty impactful, too.—
Mark Holgate
Mark HolgateExamples of impactful in a Sentence
an impactful story of love and redemption
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Brief snowfall or even sleet could be possible Sunday afternoon, but no impactful accumulation is expected, according to the weather service.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
In the new era of live experience, the stories must be told in the most creative and impactful ways.
—Elle Chan, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
The highest confidence for impactful snowfall is across central and western Connecticut and western Massachusetts, where 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected, with localized totals up to 5 inches.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
The hope in 2023 was that Witherspoon and Smith-Njigba would be similarly impactful.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Dec. 2025
In the new era of live experience, the stories must be told in the most creative and impactful ways.
—Elle Chan, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
The highest confidence for impactful snowfall is across central and western Connecticut and western Massachusetts, where 2 to 4 inches of snow is expected, with localized totals up to 5 inches.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
The hope in 2023 was that Witherspoon and Smith-Njigba would be similarly impactful.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impactful
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“Impactful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impactful. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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