IMPACTING Synonyms: 134 Similar and Opposite Words

impacting

verb

present participle of impact

as in affecting

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

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as in colliding

to come into usually forceful contact with something the damage sustained when a car going 40 miles an hour impacts with a brick wall

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as in embedding

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter the bullet was found impacted in the police officer's protective vest

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Recent Examples of impacting For more stories impacting the rare disease community like this, sign up for the CNBC Cures newsletter by clicking here. —

Brad Quick, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 As modeled by the bureau, if critically dry years continue, Powell and Mead will more often fall so low that their hydropower plants will become unusable, impacting power availability for more than 1 million people. —

Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026 The inclement weather was a factor early with slick footballs impacting the passing game, but the group’s spirits remained high. —

Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026 Rothenberg fears that politicization at the Justice Department is impacting recruitment even in areas that have been traditionally regarded as the most non-political, such as tax litigation. —

Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026 Another factor impacting farmers costs are higher prices on crude oil. —

Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 The township has insufficient evidence the YCUA can meet the large water and sewer demands of data centers, artificial intelligence computing centers, and high-performance computing centers without impacting other residential, commercial, and industrial customers, the resolution states. —

CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 This time, the entire world is plunged underwater (by an asteroid impacting the South Pole). —

K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026 Californians are facing a property insurance crisis that is impacting homeowners, renters, and small businesses across the state. —

Scott Wiener, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026

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Meanwhile, for the next six years, Uranus will be opposite your sign affecting your closest partnerships.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Over the last 30 days, the state has had more than 800 reported wildfires, affecting more than 43,500 acres, Johnny Sabo, the director of the Georgia Forestry Commission, said during the news conference.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026