impactful

== English == === Etymology === From impact +‎ -ful. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪmpæktfəl/, /ɪmˈpæktfəl/ === Adjective === impactful (comparative more impactful, superlative most impactful) Having impact. [from c. 1940] ==== Usage notes ==== Proscribed by some authorities, who recommend influential or effective instead. Alternatively, one may rephrase to have an impact or have a strong impact. However, many usages can be found, particularly in business and education as well as in journalism and academic writing. The usage of this adjective is more common in the US. ==== Synonyms ==== effectual, impactive, consequential, significant, eventful ==== Antonyms ==== impactless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “impactful”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “impactful, having impact, impactive”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.