high-impact

adjective

high-im·​pact ˈhī-ˈim-ˌpakt 

sports

: relating to or involving a physical activity (such as jumping or running) in which the body makes forceful and usually repeated contact with the ground

high-impact sports/exercises

a high-impact workout

high-impact wrestling moves

… a high-impact sports bra that's designed to provide ample support …

—Jemicah Colleen Marasigan

compare low-impact

Examples of high-impact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Even though age is starting to catch up to him, Rodgers is more than capable of being a high-impact quarterback. —Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025

Identify high-impact use cases that could best benefit from more process automation, better decision making and efficiency, and concentrate your resources on those opportunities. —Sheila Rohra, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025

The foundation is looking at promoting high-impact interventions, both nationally and internationally, creating concrete opportunities for personal and collective growth. —Luisa Zargani, WWD, 12 Mar. 2025

There were high-impact moves, brutal strikes, and several dramatic near falls. —Russ Weakland, EW.com, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for high-impact

• artefact
• artifact
• counteract
• inexact
• interact
• noncontact
• reenact
• subcontract
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact