Defenition of the word impact

• Defenition of the word impact

  • To impact with another object, resulting in a change of direction and/or velocity of one or both objects.
  • Impression, consequence or effect.
  • The striking of one body against another.
  • have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"
  • the striking of one body against another
  • a forceful consequence; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"
  • press or wedge together; pack together
  • influencing strongly: "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
  • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
  • influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"
  • the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat; "the armies met in the shock of battle"
  • a forceful consequence; a strong effect; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop"
  • influencing strongly
  • a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  • have an effect upon

Synonyms for the word impact

• • affect
  • bang
  • bear on
  • bear upon
  • bearing
  • blow
  • brunt
  • collision
  • contact
  • crash
  • effect
  • encroachment
  • force
  • impingement
  • impression
  • influence
  • shock
  • touch
  • touch on
  • waves

Similar words in the impact

• • impact
  • impact's
  • impacted
  • impacting
  • impacts

Hyponyms for the word impact

• • act upon
  • blow
  • bother
  • bump
  • color
  • colour
  • discommode
  • disoblige
  • distort
  • endanger
  • excite
  • expose
  • hit
  • hydrolise
  • hydrolize
  • incommode
  • inconvenience
  • influence
  • peril
  • process
  • put out
  • queer
  • redound
  • repercuss
  • scupper
  • slam
  • slam-dunk
  • stimulate
  • strike
  • strike a blow
  • subject
  • tell on
  • tinge
  • treat
  • trouble
  • work

Hypernyms for the word impact

• • alter
  • change
  • combat
  • consequence
  • contact
  • effect
  • event
  • fight
  • fighting
  • force
  • impinging
  • influence
  • issue
  • modify
  • outcome
  • result
  • scrap
  • squeeze
  • striking
  • upshot
  • wedge

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