making a difference
Having an impact
Making a difference means having a meaningful impact, typically positive.
The phrase implies that one's actions change outcomes in ways that matter: She wanted a career where she could make a difference.
Often used for social good or helping others, though sometimes ironically when efforts seem futile: I'm not sure my recycling is really making a difference.
- giftItem given freely
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- feedSupply with sustenance
- changeTo make different
- philanthropyGenerous giving for others
contribution · innovation · reach · activism · improvement · advocacy · listen · transformation · paying it forward · empowerment · mend · influence · support · benefit · volunteering · community service · grassroots movement · hug
making a differenceineffectual
Failing to achieve purpose
futile · pointless · fruitless · inconsequential · insignificant
making a differencespinning one's wheels
going through the motions · wasting time · futility · pointlessness · busywork
making a differencedoing nothing
Absence of activity
standing by · apathy · passivity · inaction · indifference
maker, makers, making, remake, remade, remaking, unmade, differ, differs