Meaning & use
meaningful impact
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Meaning
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A significant and positive effect or change that is important or valuable.
Grammar: Often used with 'have' or 'make': have a meaningful impact on something.
Patterns
- have a meaningful impact on something
- make a meaningful impact on something
The new teaching method had a meaningful impact on students' test scores.
We want our donation to make a meaningful impact on the local community.
Her research has had a meaningful impact on environmental policy.
Common combinations
- have a meaningful impact on
- The new policy had a meaningful impact on small businesses.
- make a meaningful impact
- The charity aims to make a meaningful impact in developing countries.
- meaningful impact on society
- The scientist's work had a meaningful impact on society.
Synonyms and how they differ
- significant impact
- Similar but more neutral; 'significant' can describe any large effect, while 'meaningful' suggests importance or value.
- positive impact
- Focuses on good results; 'meaningful impact' emphasizes importance rather than just goodness.
Opposites
Practice
The new safety measures had a meaningful ______ on reducing accidents.
Choose one answer.
'Impact' is the correct noun here, and 'meaningful impact' is a common collocation. 'Affect' is a verb, not a noun. 'Effect' would need 'effect on' but 'meaningful effect' is less common. 'Influence' is possible but less natural in this context.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “meaningful impact”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.