IMPACTED Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

impacted 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of impacted

as in embedded

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verb

past tense of impact

as in affected

to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response the tragic loss of his father impacted the boy for the rest of his life

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as in bumped

to come into usually forceful contact with something the damage sustained when a car going 40 miles an hour impacts with a brick wall

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as in rooted

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter the bullet was found impacted in the police officer's protective vest

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Recent Examples of impacted

Adjective

The company's own testing has not identified any impacted powdered beverage mixes, and the recall is being issued out of an abundance of caution. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Apr. 2026 The Ranger nameplate isn't particularly unreliable, though drivers with an impacted Ranger model should bring it in for inspection and repair as soon as possible to avoid any mishaps or issues. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026

Verb

Twine said the range is formulated to improve hair that has been adversely impacted by environmental stressors like UV exposure, pollution and heat styling, and biological and hormonal shifts. — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Alcoholic beverages Wine, beer, spirits, including whiskey, vodka, gin, are all impacted. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impacted

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Adjective

Native culture is an imbedded fact of Minnesota’s history and now the Indian – a brave, a scout, God forbid somebody’s friend — is gone from the flag.

— Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
The device receives a video feed captured by external smart glasses with an embedded camera.

— Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Definition of embedded

Verb

German power infrastructure has previously been affected under similar circumstances.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Proceeds from the raffle will go to Heart Heroes, a nonprofit that supports children and families affected by congenital heart disease, and the Florida chapter of the Human Trafficking Foundation.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of affected

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After three or four weeks, a gentle tug on the stem should meet resistance, indicating that the cutting has rooted.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
The Quilceda Creek vineyards are also non-grafted and own-rooted, which Golitzin believes enables each clone to express its character more directly.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rooted

Adjective

So deeply entrenched are the problems confronting higher education that a growing chorus of innovators says the easiest way to fix them is to begin again from scratch.

— Jon Marcus, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Feedback control is so entrenched in modern engineering practices that stability and sensing have become nearly synonymous.

— Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrenched

Verb

Young reporters like Steinem were allowed to write stories only about women's topics, such as recipes and clothes; writing about issues that actually influenced women's lives was discouraged.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Ruth Steinem had mental health problems, something Steinem has said deeply influenced her.

— Elizabeth Chuck, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of influenced

Verb

During a Cincinnati game last month, Reds infielder Edwin Arroyo collided with Miller while attempting to field a ground ball in the seventh inning.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The pursuit ended when the driver collided with a parked car near the intersection of Carlson and Sandburg drives in Sacramento’s River Park neighborhood, Gamble said.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of collided

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Despite surgery, however, the bullet lodged inside his abdomen was not found, and his condition suddenly deteriorated.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Castro is accused of firing a gun through the front door of a Minneapolis home, striking Sosa-Celis in the leg with a bullet that lodged in a child’s bedroom wall.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

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