impacts

NOUN

collision, force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brunt shock

STRONG

bang blow bounce buffet bump clash concussion contact crash crunch crush encounter hit impingement jar jolt jounce kick knock meeting percussion pound punch quake quiver ram rap rock shake slap smash strike stroke thump tremble tremor wallop

WEAK

appulse smashup

Antonyms

STRONG

avoidance failure loss praise stillness

NOUN

effect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brunt burden impression influence meaning repercussion significance

STRONG

consequences imprint mark power thrust weight

WEAK

full force

Antonyms

STRONG

unimportance

VERB

hit with force

Synonyms

STRONGEST

jolt

STRONG

clash collide crash crush kick register smash strike

WEAK

bang into crack up smash up wrack up

Antonyms

STRONG

compliment lose praise

Example Sentences

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Impacts were especially severe at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and JFK International Airport, where nearly half of Sunday’s flights were canceled, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Impacts on electricity markets look like they’re sticking around, and prices of commodities like natural gas could stay elevated.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

In two additional papers published in Airbursts and Cratering Impacts, the researchers argue that airbursts can generate a wider range of fracture patterns.

From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2025

Impacts would not have been severe enough for the Met Office to name this weather system.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

Impacts produce rays, linear trails of fine powder spewed out during the explosion.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan