Attack and Impact

Attack

Attack noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

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Impact and attack are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impact" instead a noun "Attack".

Impact noun - A forceful coming together of two things.

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Attack and impact are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attack" instead a noun "Impact".

Nearby Words: impacted, impacting, impactless

high	high attack	high impact
physical	physical attack	physical impact
low	low attack	low impact
similar	similar attack	similar impact
Other adjectives: direct, initial, single, strong, powerful, actual, real, big, personal, major, final, extra, double, impending, last, different, devastating.

party	attack party	impact party
colony	attack colony	impact colony
way	attack way	impact way
characters	attack characters	impact characters
Other words: earth, planet, target, anyone, player, everyone, monsters.

The padding of the glove distributes the force of impact across more area, like an AOE attack in an MMO.

Source: Red Boxing Gloves
The third Spyro the Dragon game allows the player to attack the natives they talk to and most of them will get a reaction to physical impact.

Source: Video Game Cruelty Potential
Also the Collateral damage caused by a detonation, whether the attack was successful or not, always has a negative psychological impact with physical damage tending to be a second priority.

Source: Suicide Attack

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