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impact noun

• the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.
• "there was the sound of a third impact"
Similar: collision, crash, smash, clash, bump, bang, knock, jolt, thump, whack, thwack, slam, smack, contact,
• a marked effect or influence.
• "our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment"
Similar: effect, influence, impression, footprint, results, aftermath, consequences, repercussions, ramifications, reverberations, pay-off,

impact verb

• come into forcible contact with another object.
• "the shell impacted twenty yards away"
Similar: crash into, smash into, collide with, be in collision with, hit, strike, ram, smack into, slam into, bang into, cannon into, plough into, meet head-on, dash against,
• have a strong effect on someone or something.
• "high interest rates have impacted on retail spending"
Similar: affect, influence, have an effect, have an influence, exert influence, make an impression, act, work, strike, hit, touch, change, alter, modify, transform, shape, control, govern, determine, decide, sway, bias,
Origin: early 17th century (as a verb in the sense ‘press closely, fix firmly’): from Latin impact- ‘driven in’, from the verb impingere (see impinge).


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