Antonyms for impact
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun im-pakt; verb im-pakt |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɪm pækt; verb ɪmˈpækt |
Definition of impact
Origin :- c.1600, "press closely into something," from Latin impactus, past participle of impingere "to push into, dash against, thrust at" (see impinge). Originally sense preserved in impacted teeth (1876). Sense of "strike forcefully against something" first recorded 1916. Figurative sense of "have a forceful effect on" is from 1935. Related: Impacting.
- noun collision, force
- noun effect
- verb hit with force
- The impact of sounds on his ear from the receiver set him to attention.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Another belt crashed from the ship, heaved the ground under its impact.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- This time the impact was so great the door could not withstand it, and down it came with a thud.
- Extract from : « The Dare Boys of 1776 » by Stephen Angus Cox
- In a daze, groping blindly for support, he waited for the shock of impact.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- Mr. Adolph Meyers sprang to his feet with the impact of the shock.
- Extract from : « Blue-grass and Broadway » by Maria Thompson Daviess
- The impact of my impudence stopped him short, much as a bullet might have done.
- Extract from : « The Shadow-Line » by Joseph Conrad
- It was all there, suddenly, so overwhelming it made me gasp from the impact.
- Extract from : « Second Sight » by Alan Edward Nourse
- All right, maybe it's got a clockwork fuse that didn't break with the impact.
- Extract from : « One-Shot » by James Benjamin Blish
- And the impact on the mind of the youthful Melville was scarcely less than that on the pulpit.
- Extract from : « John Knox » by A. Taylor Innes
- The impact of the fall when he had been thrown down the shaft had jarred him greatly.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
Synonyms for impact
- appulse
- bang
- bang into
- blow
- bounce
- brunt
- buffet
- bump
- burden
- clash
- collide
- concussion
- consequences
- contact
- crack up
- crash
- crunch
- crush
- encounter
- full force
- hit
- impingement
- impression
- imprint
- influence
- jar
- jolt
- jounce
- kick
- knock
- mark
- meaning
- meeting
- percussion
- pound
- power
- punch
- quake
- quiver
- ram
- rap
- register
- repercussion
- rock
- shake
- shock
- significance
- slap
- smash
- smash up
- smashup
- strike
- stroke
- thrust
- thump
- tremble
- tremor
- wallop
- weight
- wrack up
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