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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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"The cumulative effect impacts on our ability to provide enough referees to service our game at all levels. When it compromises the safety and wellbeing of our most senior match officials, enough is enough."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Several are surrounded by ejecta blankets, debris blasted outward during the original impacts.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

These examples remind us of the impacts of our actions beyond our individual footprints.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Tariff impacts are expected to peak in the first half of 2026.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

DRACO: Face it—his celebrity impacts upon you all.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling