Synonyms of impacted

impacted 1 of 2

adjective

as in embedded

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embedded
• entrenched
• imbedded
• implanted
• anchored
• bound
• clamped
• attached
• intrenched
• secured
• cemented
• glued
• bonded
• stuck
• fastened
• immovable
• frozen
• unyielding
• jammed
• wedged
• lodged
• tight
• set
• firm
• fast
• snug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• loose
• insecure
• detached
• unsecured
• undone
• freed
• unattached
• unbound
• movable
• dislodged
• loosened
• moveable
• yielding
• unfastened

impacted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of impact

1

as in affected

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response

the tragic loss of his father impacted the boy for the rest of his life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affected
• influenced
• impressed
• touched
• struck
• reached
• inspired
• interested
• swayed
• involved
• told (on)
• got to
• moved
• bothered
• concerned
• disturbed
• attracted
• fascinated
• penetrated
• plagued
• worried
• dazzled
• carried away
• troubled
• biased
• engaged
• afflicted
• entranced
• upset
• transported
• stirred
• enthralled
• enchanted
• harassed
• colored
• perturbed
• distressed
• stressed
• tried
• pierced
• ravished
• enraptured
• biassed
• captivated
• charmed
• flustered
• smote
• harried
• agitated
• disquieted
• discomforted
• bewitched
• wrung
• pestered
• strained
• discomposed
• allured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tired
• bored
• wearied
• jaded
• palled
• underwhelmed

2

as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something

the damage sustained when a car going 40 miles an hour impacts with a brick wall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bumped
• collided
• slammed
• banged
• smashed
• crashed
• hit
• rammed
• knocked
• impinged
• struck
• swiped
• thudded
• bashed
• bounced
• touched
• scraped
• contacted
• rebounded
• glanced
• ricocheted
• skipped
• swept
• landed
• pushed
• brushed
• grazed
• ricochetted
• nudged
• kissed
• clunked
• skimmed
• shaved
• jostled
• caromed
• bulldozed
• muscled
• pressed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• skirted

3

as in rooted

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter

the bullet was found impacted in the police officer's protective vest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embedded
• rooted
• lodged
• imbedded
• entrenched
• implanted
• engrained
• intrenched
• ingrained
• placed
• fixed
• enrooted
• bedded
• imbued
• infused
• put
• stuck
• instilled
• established
• beat (into)
• drove (into)
• settled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• eliminated
• rooted (out)
• dislodged
• uprooted
• removed
• ejected
• eradicated
• expelled
• disconnected
• detached
• disengaged

Examples of impacted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The city’s health department has been slow to test people in an impacted unit and inconsistent in enforcing a quarantine. —Jason W. Lloren, SFChronicle.com, 6 Apr. 2020

Sloane called on health officials to start collecting race and ethnicity data on COVID-19 patients, to identify those communities most impacted and direct intervention methods to them. —Max Londberg, Cincinnati.com, 5 Apr. 2020

Knowing which communities are most impacted allows public health officials to tailor their messaging to overcome the distrust of black residents. —Akilah Johnson, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2020

Pope Francis prayed for an end to the coronavirus pandemic on Friday in front of an empty St. Peter's Square, as Italy continues to remain one of the most impacted regions in the world. —Fox News, 27 Mar. 2020