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noun
1 effect/impression
ADJECTIVE
▪ big , considerable , dramatic , enormous , great , high , huge , important , main , major , massive , powerful , profound , strong , tremendous
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a high-impact message aimed at changing people's attitudes
▪ discernible , measurable , noticeable , real , significant , substantial
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A 1% rise is enough to have a measurable ~ on economic growth.
▪ limited , little , marginal , minimal , minimum , negligible
▪ full
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The industrial north of the country felt the full ~ of the recession.
▪ maximum
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We'll show you how to dress for maximum ~ at the all-important audition.
▪ overall , total
▪ growing , increasing
▪ added
▪ disproportionate
▪ combined , cumulative
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the cumulative ~ of a series of damaging events
▪ decisive
▪ direct
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Agriculture made a direct physical ~ on the landscape.
▪ immediate , instant , sudden
▪ initial , short-term
▪ lasting , long-term
▪ broader , far-reaching , wider
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It is important to appreciate the wider ~ and implications of this proposal.
▪ future , likely , possible , potential
▪ beneficial , favourable/favorable , positive
▪ adverse , catastrophic , damaging , destructive , detrimental , devastating , disastrous , heavy , negative , serious , severe
▪ human
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The severest human ~ on the dolphins has been the loss of habitat.
▪ personal
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The personal ~ of party leaders has been very important.
▪ physical , visual
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an attempt to reduce the visual ~ of wind farms on the landscape
▪ visceral
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The film lacks the visceral ~ of her previous work.
▪ cultural , ecological , economic , emotional , environmental , financial , health , political , psychological , social
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The environmental ~ of power generation is being assessed.
VERB + IMPACT
▪ achieve , create , exert , have , make
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Variations in the interest rate will have an ~ on the whole housing market.
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You certainly made a big ~ on Carter.
▪ feel
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The initial ~ of the reforms will be felt most keenly in primary schools.
▪ analyse/analyze , consider , examine , explore , investigate , monitor , study
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We investigated the ~ of new technologies on teaching methods.
▪ assess , determine , estimate , evaluate , gauge , judge , measure , quantify
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It is difficult to judge the likely ~ of the changes on employment patterns.
▪ underestimate
▪ enhance , increase , maximize
▪ alleviate , cushion , lessen , minimize , mitigate , offset , reduce , soften
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We are trying to minimize the ~ of price rises on our customers.
▪ diminish , lessen , reduce , weaken
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Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its ~ somewhat.
▪ lose
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When peace returned, the hard-line message lost much of its ~.
▪ resist , withstand
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This section explores how mothers resist the ~ of poverty on the health of their children.
▪ be concerned about
▪ appreciate , realize , recognize , understand
▪ highlight
▪ address
▪ predict
▪ reflect
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Architecturally, these churches reflected the ~ of the Renaissance.
PREPOSITION
▪ under the ~ of
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Manufacturing fell sharply under the ~ of the recession.
▪ ~ on , ~ upon
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to highlight the ~ of technology on working practices
2 act/force of one object hitting another
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪ initial
▪ asteroid , meteorite
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the consequences of an asteroid ~
VERB + IMPACT
▪ take
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The front of the bus took the full ~ of the crash.
▪ feel
▪ absorb
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A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the ~ on the 28 bones in each foot.
▪ cushion , lessen , soften
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Air bags are designed to soften the ~ for crash victims.
▪ survive , withstand
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The crew of six may have survived the initial ~, but the whole plane went up in flames seconds later.
IMPACT + VERB
▪ occur
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Impact occurred seconds after the pilot radioed for help.
▪ knock sb/sth …
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The ~ knocked him off balance.
IMPACT + NOUN
▪ speed , velocity
▪ crater
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Small meteorites have left ~ craters all over the planet's surface.
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
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The front of the car had crumpled on ~.
PHRASES
▪ the moment, point, time, etc. of ~
II.
verb
Impact is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ decision , ↑ development , ↑ effectiveness , ↑ environment , ↑ quality