Nature

Synonyms for impact

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineNature

a forceful consequence

The final scene delivers an impact you will not forget.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

wallop

Same sentence, swapped: The final scene delivers an wallop you will not forget.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for impact as it is used in the sentence above.

encroachment
product
response

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Closest first: other nature words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

accidentaladjectiveincidentalnot of prime or central importanceRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line aftermathnounwakethe consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)Ridgeline blanketnounmantleanything that coversRidgelineHas a reason line creeknounbrooka natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)Ridgeline frothyadjectivebubblingemitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentationHigh Camp grainyadjectivegrittycomposed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistencyHigh Camp gustnounblowa strong current of airRidgelineHas a reason line lowadjectivemiserableof the most contemptible kindFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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