Synonyms for impact
ˈɪm pækt; ɪmˈpæktim·pact

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1. impact

   Collision, the act or fact of striking violently together, is the result of motion or action, and is sudden and momentary; contact may be a condition of rest, and be continuous and permanent; collision is sudden and violent contact. Concussion is often by transmitted force rather than by direct impact; two railway-trains come into collision; an explosion of dynamite shatters neighboring windows by concussion. Impact is the blow given by the striking body; as, the impact of the cannon-shot upon the target. An encounter is always violent, and generally hostile. Meeting is neutral, and may be of the dearest friends or of the bitterest foes; of objects, of persons, or of opinions; of two or of a multitude. Shock is the result of collision. In the figurative use, we speak of clashing of views, collision of persons. Opposition is used chiefly of persons, more rarely of opinions or interests; conflict is used indifferently of all.

   Synonyms:
   clash, clashing, collision, concussion, conflict, contact, encounter, meeting, opposition, shock

   Antonyms:
   agreement, amity, coincidence, concert, concord, concurrence, conformity, harmony, unison, unity

   Preposition:
   Collision of one object with another; of or between opposing objects.

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1. impact

   Synonyms:
   contact, application, impression, collision

   Antonyms:
   isolation, separation, interval, removal, avoidance, non-contact, shave

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1. impactnoun

   the striking of one body against another

   Synonyms:
   shock, impingement, encroachment, wallop

2. impact, wallopnoun

   a forceful consequence; a strong effect

   "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"

   Synonyms:
   shock, impingement, encroachment, wallop

3. impingement, encroachment, impactnoun

   influencing strongly

   "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

   Synonyms:
   violation, usurpation, impaction, trespass, intrusion, invasion, shock, wallop, encroachment, impingement

4. shock, impactverb

   the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

   "the armies met in the shock of battle"

   Synonyms:
   shock absorber, shock, encroachment, jounce, wallop, stupor, cushion, electric shock, impingement, blow, daze, jolt, seismic disturbance, electrical shock, jar

5. impactverb

   press or wedge together; pack together

   Synonyms:
   bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch, affect

6. affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touchverb

   have an effect upon

   "Will the new rules affect me?"

   Synonyms:
   adjoin, touch, dissemble, stir, rival, contact, involve, fix, pertain, continue, concern, mend, carry on, tinge, refer, strike, meet, move, bushel, uphold, advert, affect, sham, restore, tint, relate, touch on, equal, preserve, tinct, bear on, impress, repair, allude, regard, match, bear upon, pretend, come to, have-to doe with, push, furbish up, feign, reach, partake, extend to, disturb, doctor

Matched Categories

1. • Contact
   • Influence
   • Wedge

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1. effect size

   Submitted by anonymous on November 17, 2019  

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1. impactnoun

   Synonyms:
   impulse, collision, shock

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1. impactnoun

   Synonyms:
   collision, forcible contact, force

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1. List of paraphrases for "impact":

   impacts, effect, effects, incidence, implications, influence, consequences, affect, repercussions, affected, 'impact, shock, implication, bearing, affecting, impacto, purposes, fallout, purpose, collision, consequence

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1. Hakan Buskhe:

   We try to be extremely affordable, but can't speculate on impact from oil prices.

2. Bart Melton:

   At the end of the day, the more we know about how parks are changing because of climate and other factors, the better we will all be served. Yet we don't want to see the search for more accurate data have a negative impact on the park's resources.

3. Lee Mordechai:

   It's easy to assume infectious diseases in the past would have catastrophic results. Yet, we used every type of data set we could get our hands on, without assuming a disease outbreak must result in catastrophic results, i.e. that tens of millions died. We found no evidence in any of these data sets to suggest such a destructive outcome, this paper was only possible by working with a diverse disciplinary team, and we hope our work will start a new collaborative discussion of the impact of past disease outbreaks.

4. Claire Knight:

   Women who are most likely to be using contraception are under the age of 50, where the risk of breast cancer is even lower. For anyone looking to lower their cancer risk, not smoking, eating a healthy balanced diet, drinking less alcohol and keeping a healthy weight will have the most impact.

5. John Miller:

   In litigation or a negotiation, there will be requests to do more, to cough up more money and yet I do think it's a fair statement to say that a very high debt burden absolutely has a negative impact on the economy and if you sit back and just continue with austerity it gets worse.