Synonyms of impacts

impacts 1 of 2

noun

plural of impact

1

as in collisions

a forceful coming together of two things

the glass shattered immediately upon impact with the floor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collisions
• shocks
• crashes
• jolts
• thumps
• bumps
• blows
• slams
• encounters
• concussions
• impingements
• contacts
• kicks
• slaps
• punches
• jounces
• strikes
• hits
• knocks
• jars
• touches
• wallops
• smashes
• buffets
• raps
• meetings
• batterings
• bashings
• thrashings
• lickings

2

as in effects

the power to bring about a result on another

the execution had such a powerful impact on her that she became a crusader for the abolition of capital punishment

Synonyms & Similar Words

• effects
• influences
• consequences
• repercussions
• sways
• marks
• weights
• pulls
• significances
• importances
• authorities
• dominions
• dominations
• prestiges
• clouts
• commands
• supremacies
• sovereignties
• masteries

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• weaknesses
• impotences
• impotencies

impacts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of impact

1

as in affects

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

• affects
• influences
• impresses
• touches
• strikes
• reaches
• interests
• sways
• inspires
• tells (on)
• involves
• moves
• bothers
• gets to
• concerns
• attracts
• disturbs
• troubles
• fascinates
• biases
• plagues
• penetrates
• worries
• dazzles
• carries away
• entrances
• stresses
• colors
• upsets
• engages
• transports
• stirs
• afflicts
• distresses
• perturbs
• ravishes
• enchants
• pierces
• enraptures
• harasses
• tries
• enthralls
• smites
• charms
• captivates
• disquiets
• discomforts
• agitates
• discomposes
• flusters
• wrings
• harries
• allures
• pesters
• strains
• bewitches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• tires
• wearies
• palls
• jades
• underwhelms

2

as in bumps

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

• bumps
• collides
• slams
• bangs
• crashes
• smashes
• knocks
• rams
• hits
• impinges
• swipes
• strikes
• thuds
• bounces
• lands
• bashes
• scrapes
• contacts
• glances
• touches
• ricochets
• skips
• rebounds
• brushes
• sweeps
• grazes
• pushes
• muscles
• skims
• nudges
• clunks
• jostles
• kisses
• shaves
• caroms
• bulldozes
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• skirts

3

as in roots

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

• roots
• embeds
• lodges
• beds
• entrenches
• implants
• fixes
• puts
• places
• enroots
• ingrains
• infuses
• beats (into)
• imbues
• establishes
• drives (into)
• instills
• sticks
• settles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roots (out)
• eliminates
• dislodges
• uproots
• removes
• eradicates
• ejects
• disconnects
• expels
• detaches
• disengages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impacts

Noun

The company also argues that seawater extraction could avoid some impacts associated with conventional uranium mining. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026

Those impacts could also extend as far south as the New Jersey coast if the storm wobbles farther west. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Decades of studies on the health impacts of cell phones have consistently found little cause for concern for most of us. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

Opponents of the administration have wasted no time in calling out the tariffs’ impacts on their districts and constituencies, knowing that coming out against the duties is a winning stance. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

If youth teams practiced like the pros, confining full contact to once a week, impacts could fall by more than half, Daneshvar says. — Alexandra Pattillo, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2026

With the two events drawing large crowds, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation (DOT) is advising residents, commuters, visitors and fans to prepare for various traffic impacts. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

This is one of the terrible impacts of quantum mechanics on pop culture, this idea that an observer was required for quantum mechanics to make sense, that the observer collapsed the wave function the way that people talked about it. — Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026

Recall impacts ATVs designed for children All-terrain vehicles designed for children and imported from China by Yamazuki have been recalled for not meeting multiple safety standards, officials said, resulting in crash risks. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Construction impacts The developer provided additional construction measures in response to council concerns about the project’s proximity to the school. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

The recall impacts about 2,000 units of the Rainbow Rattle Grasping and Teething Toy. — Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026

How Supreme Court ruling impacts voters How did the Supreme Court rule on mail-in ballots? — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Doctors do not currently know whether stiff-person syndrome impacts an individual's life expectancy, according to Croll, who said some patients have lived a few years after diagnosis while others have gone on to live for decades. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

As is the case with any player’s contract negotiation, the use of player or team options in the deal significantly impacts the final number. — Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The rankings highlight how the growing adoption of AI significantly impacts secondary education. — Gina Park, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

But the data shows that AI is also decreasing entry-level jobs, which impacts the ability to develop those skills. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

This kind of heart attack, which is less common than ones linked to plaque buildup, predominantly impacts women. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 8 Sep. 2026