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 The top three issues impacting Californians are the rising cost of living, the climate and environmental justice crisis, and the erosion of our democracy. —

Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026 Critics argue that hybrid working is negatively impacting productivity, an individual's work ethic and the wider economy as a whole. —

ABC News, 4 May 2026 The team also alleged that the use of its trade secrets is impacting NASCAR results. —

Chase Jordan may 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026 By Wednesday, that threat will shift south, impacting 13 million from East Texas to Alabama. —

Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 3 May 2026 With a focus on combating prostitution, pimping, pandering, and human trafficking impacting the downtown area, officers with the San Bernardino Police Department served a search warrant on April 29 at the motel. —

Zach Boetto, CBS News, 2 May 2026 Rising fuel prices are also impacting costs in the freight transport sector, which saw a 10% increase in March compared to the previous month – the highest rise in two years, according to the Transport Cost Index (ICT) of the Argentine Federation of Business Entities of Freight Transport (FADEEAC). —

Anabella González, CNN Money, 2 May 2026 That is impacting big companies in the market in a variety of ways, from the oil majors to the airlines. —

Kevin Williams, CNBC, 2 May 2026 The Denver Post business team would like to hear your perspective on how AI is impacting the workforce in Colorado. —

The Denver Post, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026

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The city also hasn’t released a calculation of how many new units would be required if SB 79 ends up affecting 52 bus stops instead of four.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2026
Their prevalence is also expected to expand in 2026, according to the Companion Animal Parasite Council, which forecasts the prevalence of certain diseases affecting dogs across the United States with more than 94% accuracy.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 9 May 2026