Meaning & use
impactful
Having a strong effect or making a powerful impression on someone or something.
See it in a sentence
The charity's impactful campaign changed how people thought about food waste.
Her most impactful speech was the shortest one she ever gave.
A note on using this word
Some style guides consider impactful overused business jargon and prefer 'effective', 'influential', or 'significant' in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
negligible
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