impacting
Having an effect
Impacting is the present participle of impact, used when something is having an effect or influence on something else: Climate change is impacting coastal communities.
Though impact as a verb has critics who prefer affect or influence, impacting is now standard in business, journalism, and everyday speech.
It can also mean physically striking: The meteor impacting the surface created a massive crater.
Altering someone's thinking
- shapingGiving something its form
- movingEmotionally affecting
- touchingEvoking gentle emotion
- stirringArousing strong emotion
altering · changing · swaying · molding · modifying · inspiring · motivating · upsetting
Colliding with force
- smashingBritish slang for excellent
- hittingMaking forceful contact
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- slammingClosing with violent force
ramming · bumping · colliding · jolting · knocking · sideswiping · shunting · crunching
Having notable importance
- momentousOf great significance
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- far-reachingHaving broad impact
weighty · meaningful · substantial · decisive · seminal · landmark · historic · monumental
Causing dramatic systemic change
- reshapingAltering structure or form
- redefiningChanging what something means
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
- reformingMaking institutional changes
restructuring · modernizing · renewing · pioneering · catalyzing · overhauling · reinventing · upending
influencing
Altering someone's thinking
stirring · altering · changing · swaying · molding · modifying · inspiring · motivating · upsetting · disturbing
crashing
Colliding with force
slamming · ramming · bumping · colliding · jolting · knocking · sideswiping · shunting · crunching · plowing
significant
Having notable importance
- momentousOf great significance
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
far-reaching · weighty · meaningful · substantial · decisive · seminal · landmark · historic · monumental · earth-shattering
revolutionizing
Causing dramatic systemic change
- reshapingAltering structure or form
- redefiningChanging what something means
- disruptingInterfering with normal function
reforming · restructuring · modernizing · renewing · pioneering · catalyzing · overhauling · reinventing · upending · shifting
impactingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
bypassing · neglecting · sparing · avoiding · leaving alone