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).