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

Start with the community With a pragmatic and fair approach, data center infrastructure can operate from a combination of baseload fuels, battery storage, and renewables, while prioritizing community needs and impacts. — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Any Tesla-SpaceX merger could also get examined by global antitrust enforcers for its impacts on overseas auto, AI, and aerospace industries. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Chastising Gordon for voting against a bill in 2025 that would fund $500 million to mitigate the impacts of federal cuts, Werstler said Gordon continued to stand by that vote. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

That would also give staff time to share the reasons for fee changes with the community, monitor potential impacts, evaluate customer responses and make adjustments as needed. — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

The report identified potential benefits for textile circularity, such as creating jobs and markets related to textile repair and recycling, along with reducing harmful environmental impacts. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

To limit traffic impacts and impacts to the overcrowded Elk Grove Unified School District, Wilson said the developers chose to do senior housing on the project. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Analysts and politicians agree there could be long-lasting impacts in Brazil and in Latin America. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Easiest to make out are the large round craters created by ancient impacts on the surface of Mars. — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Verb

The yield that directly impacts the equity market, and the yield that directly impacts borrowing rates for most consumers and even small businesses. — CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Your divorce is difficult and disruptive for them as well and can cause workforce turnover that impacts the business. — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Every adjustment directly impacts whether the delicate internal melody can properly strike again. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

As their interpersonal dynamics fray, a constant tug-of-war between power and vulnerability not only shapes the characters’ individual choices, but also profoundly impacts their ultimate journeys and tragic fates. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

The disease predominantly impacts African Americans and minorities. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

These can profoundly affect our orbiting satellites and power grid, so understanding the sun’s magnetic activity actually very much impacts us here on Earth. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026

This inequity not only impacts women psychologically, but physically. — Georgia Casey, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026

The legacy of it still impacts so many of our structures, and not just politically and financially, but also culturally. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026